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The tale of two PMIs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2013

CBA in talks to hand over management of three funds

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013
Commonwealth Bank has submitted proposals to the boards of two trusts allowing it to relinquish its funds management responsibility. CBA confirms it has submitted indicative, non-binding proposals to the Commonwealth Managed Investments Limited (CMIL) ...

Beazley appoints former TAL BDM

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2013
... Australia to 40. Prior to joining Beazley, Richardson was business development manager and head of workplace insurance at TAL. He has also held senior roles at Richard Oliver Underwriting, QBE and Catholic Church Insurance. He has more than 20 years' ...

Generation Y busts SMSF age myth

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2013
Increasing numbers of people under 30 are setting up - or plan to set up - self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs), according to a new study by Macquarie Bank and the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA). The study found that 8.1% of ...

FPA granting consumers inside access to funds management industry

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) is inviting planners to show their clients an insider's view of the financial services industry through an industry event in Sydney in October. The FPA is holding a breakfast for planners and their clients at ...

FPA sets out opposition to self-education cap

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has opposed the proposal to cap self-education tax concessions at $2,000 in a submission to government. The FPA said that a Diploma of Financial Planning costs around $1,800 and that an average adviser would ...

Super funds need more women in senior roles: WIS

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2013
Women in Super (WIS), a networking and advocacy group for women working in superannuation, is urging the super industry to adopt targets to increase the number of women in senior management roles. Speaking at the launch of the 2013 WIS National Road ...

Labor and Libs joust over small business super contributions

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
As part of a policy paper released this week the Coalition has proposed a change to the way small businesses make superannuation contributions on behalf of their employees, in a bid to ease "the red tape burden." The short statement read: "The Coalition ...

TAL centralises customer service

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2013
Insurance provider TAL has created a new business unit that centralises its customer services functions and operations. The new division aims to bring greater efficiency and to create a single source for the information customers receive. TAL chief ...

Life insurance risk sees downfall in sales

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
... Overall sales were down by 4.7% with AIA leading the downfall with losses of 16.2%, followed by CommInsure with 12.2% and TAL losing 11.6%. At the same time, Westpac saw an increase of 38.4% on its sales and OnePath overall sales went up by 9.8%. MLC ...