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New online bond researcher launches

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2015
Fixed income researcher BondAdviser was launched today through an online portal. Created with the goal of making the bond market more approachable to investors, BondAdviser monitors all ASX-listed interest rate securities and a "large range" of over-the-counter ...

Baby boomers should be wary of generic advice

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2015
The average baby boomer's financial plan is too generic and risky due to overexposure to growth assets, a Centre for International Finance and Regulation (CIFR) study has found. The CIFR study examined common Australian financial advice methods to determine ...

Hub24 keeps growth pace in Q2

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2015
... funds (ETFs) and listed investment companies. New options include ING Direct 3 month, 6 month and 1 year platform term deposit products. Hub24 now has 45 active licensees using its platform, an increase of seven for the quarter, while adviser numbers ...

ING DIRECT balanced option gets 'recommended' rating

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2015
The ING DIRECT Living Super Balanced Option has been given a 'Recommended' rating by Lonsec in its first review. ING DIRECT pitches the product as the first balanced option available to all Australians with no administration, contribution or management ...

Wealth Know How teams with Pro Adviser

HARRY PAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2015
Wealth Know How, Australia's fastest growing provider of independent financial videos, has partnered with Pro Adviser to engage and educate consumers through online videos. The partnership will allow Pro Adviser's website to show a cross-section of ...

MetLife US proactive lobbying lesson for Aust

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2014
... insurance," according to MetLife. Explaining this further the insurer said that while banking is based upon short-term deposit liabilities and loan assets that are prone to short-term risks that could expose a bank to a 'run' by depositors, insurance ...

FIIG nabs JB Were head of advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2014
FIIG Securities has appointed fomer JB Were head of advice to the newly-created position of head of personal and intermediary clients. Grant McCorquodale was head of advice at National Australia Bank-owned (NAB) and has held executive roles at Macquarie ...

Next super revolution must tackle retirement: Vilgan

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2014
... forever. These same falling cash rates have actually made the price of liabilities rise. "And if you are living off a term deposit income, today you need double the capital to produce the same level of income of a couple of years ago. Our members do ...

Mercer unveils longevity insurance product

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2014
Mercer has unveiled its much-anticipated longevity insurance solution, which it has called a 'world-first' and a 'retirement game changer'. Dubbed 'Mercer Lifetime Plus', the product behaves like a lifetime annuity, creating a 'pool of lives' and paying ...

Better corporate cash management lifts returns

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
Inefficient cash management is costing Australian corporates millions of dollars in extra unnecessary fees and governance risks, impacting their financial performance and in turn costing investors and super fund members foregone investment returns. ...