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IOOF embeds insurance panel to platform

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2014
The IOOF Pursuit platform has launched a panel of retail insurers that advisers can choose from when looking for tailored offerings for their clients. AIA Australia's Priority Protection, TAL's Accelerated Protection and Zurich's Wealth ...

Unbelievably beautiful set of numbers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014
They were an unbelievably beautiful set of numbers that they were, well... simply unbelievable. Talkin' here 'bout "Catalogue 6202.0 - Labour Force, Australia, Aug 2014" the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released yesterday, folks. Australia's ...

A tale of two A's

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2014
We were treated to a tale of two A's over the past 24 hours - Apple and the A dollar. It was the best of times. Apple scripts jumped by 3.1% -- up 26% this year -- after launching its new products into the market. "Apple announced a smartwatch, mobile-payments ...

FRBSF takes on Jackson Hole

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2014
Thank you FRBSF! Join me Virginia, in thanking the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (yup, that's what the FRBSF stands for) for its recently-released economic research titled, "Assessing Expectations of Monetary Policy". Thank the FRBSF for bringing ...

Strong rise in risk market inflows

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2014
... sub-market showed the strongest growth with inflows up 19.1%. This was driven by well above average rises for MetLife and TAL which saw increases of 103.2% and 40.1% respectively. The growth seen by these two companies was attributed to super fund insurance ...

"Pleasant" but...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2014
...and a but, but here, and a but, but there, everywhere a but, but. Looks like I'm not the only one who likes my buts around here. There were 'buts' a-plenty after the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released this "lucky country's' economic scorecard ...

Carried away by the dollar-A

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2014

Advisers use more insurers, but main provider still key: research

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2014
... The top five insurance providers by number of primary planner relationships are: OnePath, AMP, AIA Australia, BT Life and TAL. "The top five insurance providers now account for 66% of primary planner relationships, up from 62% last year," Peker said. ...

Wilson HTM nixes Shaw deal

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2014
Financial services company Wilson HTM Investment Group (Wilson HTM) will discontinue discussions with rival Shaw Stockbroking over a merger with its stockbroking arm. In a statement to the ASX, Wilson HTM said that: "Despite positive and cordial discussions ...

The certainty in a sea of uncertainties

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2014