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Insurance premiums should be questioned

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2015
A life insurance comparison website says consumers should be questioning premium increases at a time when life insurers continue to make substantial profits. Lifeinsurancedirect.com.au chief executive Russell Cain said top life insurers such as AMP ...

Managed accounts forum sold out, 2015 adviser survey results revealed

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2015
More than 180 financial advisers and managed account professionals will be in Sydney tomorrow to attend a national forum on managed accounts where the key findings of the 2015 Financial Standard adviser survey on managed accounts will be revealed. Managed ...

Managed accounts key to SMSF diversification

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2015
Managed accounts are an effective vehicle for mitigating self-managed super fund diversification risk, according to HUB24 head of marketing and distribution Wes Gillett. Speaking to Financial Standard ahead of the 2015 Best Practice Managed Accounts ...

SMAs on Macquarie Wrap pass $100m milestone

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2015
Separately managed accounts (SMAs) on Macquarie Wrap have passed $100 million in funds under administration in its first year. The functionality was added to Macquarie Wrap in September 2014 to provide financial advisers with access to a range of SMAs. ...

Treysta moves $200 million funds under advice into managed accounts

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2015
The next generation of financial advisers are in an enviable position to offer investment solutions that have long eluded their predecessors. Mark Nagle, executive director at Treysta Financial Life Management, explains how managed accounts have transformed ...

Many APLs still block managed account usage

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2015
Despite the rise and rise of managed accounts, financial advisers still report that APL and AFSL restrictions are the main blockage on more of them getting on board with this new way of administering investments. Financial Standard has just completed ...

Room to move on super investment fees

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
An increasing downward pressure and competition on superannuation fees may force super funds to become more passive in their investment strategies and potentially impair members' retirement savings. REST Industry Super chair Ken Marshman expressed this ...

Hostplus CEO joins ACSI board

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015
Hostplus chief executive David Elia was recently appointed as a director on the board of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). ACSI chief executive Louise Davidson confirmed the appointment and said the council was pleased to have ...

Government debt is not bad: Sicilia

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2015
The federal government should be borrowing "with its ears pinned back" to exploit low interest rates and stimulate growth rather than starving the economy of capital to establish nation building projects. Addressing an investment forum in Sydney yesterday ...

Be heard: 2015 Managed Accounts Survey for Financial Advisers, $300 Myer gift voucher

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2015
Completing the survey questionnaire will help Financial Standard gauge where Managed Accounts are up to in the market, how intermediaries are using them and what intermediaries expect from their Managed Accounts. It will also help ensure the relevance ...