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Platforms control market, not advisers

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2010
The country's six largest platforms control three-quarters of their market while the six largest planning groups control less than half of their market, suggesting where the power to influence the financial advice industry really lies, research shows. ...

RewardSuper and Fin Synergy improve SMSF admin

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2010
RewardSuper has struck a deal with Financial Synergy to integrate the Acurity platform and RSDataWeb - improving the online administration for over 2.5 million super members with $50 billion in funds. The new partnership could see advisers save up to ...

Russell upgrades insurance

NEWS RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2010
... Australia's 'she'll be right' attitude towards insurance. The upgrades will be applied to the Russell SuperSolution Master Trust (SSMT) as well as within some additional corporate superannuation schemes. In partnership with TOWER Australia, the group ...

Spoilt for investment choice

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2010
When it comes to the number of investment options offered by super funds, Australians say 'less is more', research shows. More than half the 1,300 respondents in the survey by super fund legalsuper said the fund's menu of 11 investment options was "about ...

Aon ramps up insurance and pensions

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2010
The $1.5 billion Aon Master Trust has improved its insurance cover, boosted its pension capabilities and launched an asset allocation calculator as it builds on its suite of services. From 1 July 2010, the Aon Master Trust gives new members of Personal ...

Sovereign keeps overweight to distressed debt

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUL 2010
... equity, event-driven hedge funds and special situations managers. The firm has many of industry and corporate funds and master trust clients on a project or retainer basis. King said appetite for specialist alternatives research is growing in the local ...

CommInsure completes business restructure, appoints two GMs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2010
CommInsure has finalised the restructure of its insurance operations into five distinct lines of business - a radical departure from its previous model - when it appointed one of its senior staff, Claire Roberts to general manager in wholesale life ...

Asgard makes tax time easier for planners

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2010
... "In addition, we are introducing improved functionality to enable customers to transfer between Asgard's Elements, Master Trust and eWRAP product ranges and updating our AdviserNET functionality as well as data downloads."

Central plank of Cooper Review is MySuper

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2010
Following a year-long study on the efficiency of the superannuation system, the Cooper Review panel recommended the Government introduce a new default fund option for the masses to be called 'MySuper', a simple solution with dramatic consequences. The ...

Ban insurance commissions in super: Cooper

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2010
Commissions should be banned on all insurance products in super, including group risk and personal insurance, according to the Cooper Review's final report. Members can generally access insurance through super, and they continue to have cover without ...