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Consumer (un)confidence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2016
"Consumers' short-term outlook grew more pessimistic, with consumers expressing greater apprehension about business conditions, their personal financial situation, and to a lesser degree, labor market prospects. Continued turmoil in the financial markets ...

Synchron announces LIF tech and referral arrangements

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2016
Following on from its partnership with AIA to create a Life Insurance Framework-friendly insurance product, Synchron has announced two new LIF support initiatives. The first is SyncAdvsr, a software package designed to automatically produce fee disclosure ...

Blue Sky lifts profits

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2016
Blue Sky Alternative Investments has lifted its half year net profit after tax to $4.4 million, up 69% on the first half of FY15. The company also grew its revenue 44% to $23.8 million. The company now expects its underlying NPAT for the year ending ...

Zurich launches LIF support initiative

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2016
Zurich Financial Services Australia is launching a life insurance framework (LIF) support package for financial advisers, via a national roadshow. The 'Blueprints for the Future' comprise five pillars of LIF support, designed to help advisers position ...

IRESS creates new senior product role

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2016
IRESS has promoted one of its own product specialists to its new product executive, wealth management role. Jacqui Lennon will be responsible for IRESS' wealth management product strategy in Australia and internationally. Lennon joined IRESS in July ...

LIF expected before parliament this week

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2016
The Life Insurance Framework is expected to be put to the House of Representatives by Assistant Treasurer Kelly O'Dwyer this week. The government released exposure draft legislation in December 2015, based on the framework, which O'Dwyer said at the ...

Super funds losing billions to fossil fuels

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2016
Activist group Market Forces has published a report estimating 15 Australian superannuation funds have lost about $5.6 billion on fossil fuel investments since 2014. The recent study also found losses from fossil fuel investments may have cost some ...

AMP Capital adds infra fund to SMSF suite

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2016
Growing investment interest from self-managed superannuation fund trustees has led AMP Capital to offer the Core Infrastrcuture Fund to its SMSF suite. A fund usually available to large institutional investors, the AMP Capital Core Infrastructure Fund ...

Healthcare needs flagged as investment opportunity

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016
If not clued in already, superannuation funds have been given another hint that addressing Australia's growing aged care and healthcare industries will become a priority. Australian Industry Group chief economist Julie Toth said healthcare was the sleeping ...

Aviva Investors appoints national account manager

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2016
Aviva Investors has appointed a financial planning business director to its Australian wealth management business. Karl Linder joins as national account manager for Australasia. Based in Melbourne, he will report to head of business development Brett ...