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Suncorp Life combines life risk, super and investments

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2012
Suncorp Life has created a new product and services business unit by combining its life risk and superannuation and investments functions under one roof, which has also seen a reshuffle of management staff. Headed up by executive general manager Sean ...

NAB injects £130 million into UK Pension Fund

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2012

Australian economic fundamentals solid: Swan

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012
Treasurer Wayne Swan has moved to reassure Australians in the wake of the International Monetary Fund's latest gloomy outlook for the world economy. In its latest World Economic Outlook update released today, the IMF downgraded global growth forecasts ...

Fixed Income Investment course launched for planners

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012
Financial planners looking to brush up on their fixed income investment knowledge can sign up to a new course being run by fixed income broker FIIG Securities. The course, which is accredited by the Financial Planning Association (FPA), consists of ...

AMP: FOFA needs a rigorous stocktake

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2012
AMP has come down hard on the government's draft FOFA legislation, saying the Bill as it stands had "so many problems" a "rigorous stocktake" was needed. Appearing before the Parliamentary Joint Committee yesterday, managing director AMP Financial Services ...

FOFA moderate and reasonable: ISN

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2012
Head of the Industry Super Network David Whiteley has contested claims that the proposed FOFA legislation would cost the industry thousands of jobs. Reports today point to comments from Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) chief Richard Klipin, who ...

Omnium launches Android life insurance app

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2012
A new Android app has been launched by technology provider Omnium, which enables financial advisers to instantly compare and model life insurance premiums. The free app gives access to all retail products on Android powered devices and also allows advisers ...

Default super inquiry receives positive response

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2012
The government inquiry into the selection and ongoing assessment of default super funds has been broadly welcomed within the industry. Financial Services Minister Bill Shorten revealed on Friday that the Productivity Commission inquiry would start early ...

Female SMSF trustees narrow gender gap

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2012
Nearly half of all SMSF members are women, which is helping to reduce the gender gap in retirement savings according to Australia's peak SMSF body. Pointing to recently released figures from the tax office that reveal 46% of SMSF trustees are female ...

Pengana fund manager departs

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012
The Pengana Asian Equities fund has been downgraded by Standard & Poor's in the wake of fund manager Elan Miller's departure from the team before Christmas. Miller has been replaced in his role as technical analyst for the strategy by new recruit ...