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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. ...

Misleading PDS costs NAB $10,200

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2014
... Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). The regulator was concerned that the PDS for the NAB Annuity Term Deposit to retail investors misled consumers by stating that the interest rate was calculated on the entire principal amount invested. ...

Wealthy investors bullish thanks to advice

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2014
High net worth investor confidence is up, bucking a trend of lower confidence across the market as a whole, according to the latest Certitude Global Investments investor intentions (CGIII) survey. The CGIII, which collates the views of over 600 actively ...

Macquarie adds SMA option to platform wrap

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2014
Macquarie has launched separately managed accounts (SMAs) as an investment option on its platform, the Macquarie Wrap. This will allow advisers and their clients to access an extensive range of SMAs, managed by investment managers and covering a range ...

LGS Super launches DIY option

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2014
Local Government Super (LGS) has launched an investment option that allows members to build their own portfolios from a range of LGS-approved investment options. The LGS Do-It-Yourself (DIY) option gives members access to shares from the ASX300, Exchange ...

Cbus launches self-managed option

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2014
Cbus has today launched its member direct investment (MDI) option, Cbus Self Managed, in a move to provide an alternative to self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs). The option gives members access to ASX 300 listed companies, 16 Exchange Traded Funds ...

QSuper adds SMSF-style direct investment option

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2014
QSuper has become the latest fund to launch an SMSF-style direct investment option. The Queensland Government superannuation fund has joined the likes of AustralianSuper and Hostplus in offering this kind of option. It gives eligible members the flexibility ...