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Industry funds have mass appeal: Chant West

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2008
... those funds are the way to go." He said those requiring daily unit pricing, flexible insurance cover and greater investment choice should consider a retail super fund, but should be prepared to pay extra for it. Fryer's comments stem from research Chant ...

Women-friendly finance tips launched

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2008
A federal government survey found women are more interested in financial literacy than men, prompting the government to develop an education series tailored to their specific needs. The Financial Literacy - Women understanding money survey found 70 ...

Aviva breaks industry fund hurdle

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2008
... lifestage. "What we find is that 88 per cent invest in the default option of the plans so they've exercised no investment choice at all, so this plan tracks their needs as they age." On insurance, Aviva's maximum death and TPD cover has increased, eligibility ...

New take on old fee debate

MICHAEL HOBBS, MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2008
... misunderstanding from a client's perspective as there's actually a couple of component to the advice process: strategy and investment choice." "If you are going to put a strategy in place that saves tax or increases Centrelink entitlements, is the adviser ...

The lighter side of super: HESTA

... featuring Alice Springs-based stand up comic. The five videos will be available online covering the topics of member investment choice, insurance, rollovers, salary sacrifice/co-contributions and making extra contributions. "It's a new way for us to ...

AustSafe launches new pension products

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2007
AustSafe Super has launched a new account based pension and transition to retirement pension product. Both products include Australian equities, international equities, property and fixed interest for the first time, taking total investment choices ...

BankWest branches into super

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2007
BankWest has propelled itself onto the superannuation market with Lite Super, a low cost, indexed based super fund accessible online. Lite Super provides no entry or exit fees, a 1.25 per cent ongoing fee, four diversified indexed investment choices ...

Calliva gives SMSFs direct property route

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2007
... back the loan, he said. Peter Morris, Calliva's executive director, said, "Holding direct property is a sound investment choice and leveraging property permits an otherwise difficult acquisition choice. Property adds benefits of diversity to investment ...

Super dodges sub-prime correction

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2007
The up-and-down market since June might have shaved 1.6 per net off 12 month super returns but over the more important three and five year results it's hardly made a dent, reveals SelectingSuper in their latest super fund performance tables for August. ...

Compare the pair campaign is back

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2007
Consumers can expect a renewed round of industry fund television advertising based on the now firmly established 'Compare the pair' theme. The campaign follows release of several 2006-07 performance surveys that show the normal-1-2 per cent advantage ...