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Insurance inflows up 12.9% in a year

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2014
... its market share went from 13.3% in September 2013 to 12.4% in September 2014. Plan for Life figures show that Australia's top five insurers (AIA Australia, TAL, CommInsure, MetLife and AMP) all experienced growth during the year to September 2014. However ...

High-calibre superannuation: 2014 CIO and COO Award recipients announced

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014
... announced that next year, there will be a third award, with the organisers recognising the achievements ofA the country's top superannuation chief financial officer (CFO). "The volatility in global markets and corporate Australia has upped the pressure ...

Small tech providers tempt aligned advisers to defect

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014
Aligned advisers are finding large platforms slow to react to the changing environment, with some starting to "defect" and to small independent providers, AdviceInnovation members said. "People are beginning to defect. A couple years ago there wasn't ...

Women-led companies better for investors

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2014
The Australian government yesterday released its first Gender Equality Scorecard and while the results are discouraging, a separate international report released by Credit Suisse shows that investors make more money investing in women-lead enterprises. ...

Further raise pension age, says Future Leaders winner

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2014
AMP Capital Portfolio Analyst Stephen Flegg has won the 2014 Future Leaders Award, run jointly by the Financial Services Council and Deloitte. This year, competitors were asked to prepare presentations on one of four hot topics: MySuper and competition ...

Hedge fund growth problem not helped by new products

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014
... (those with more than US$10 billion under management), 46% offer or plan to launch more registered funds, including UCITS, as a top priority; 32% are focusing on separately managed accounts; 14% offer or plan to launch sub-advisory capabilities; and ...

HOSTPLUS named super fund of the year

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014
HOSTPLUS has taken the top award at this year's Selecting Super Awards, being named Super Fund of the Year for 2014. HESTA was the other big winner at this morning's awards held in Melbourne, taking both the MySuper product of the year award and the ...

India mutual funds reach A$149bn

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2014
... funds. Equity oriented funds comprise 22% of the market. Despite India's widely dispersed population, KPMG noted that the five top cities of Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai and Kolkata account for 74% of funds under management. The five largest mutual ...

Industry seizes China FTA opportunities

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2014
... The Financial Services Council, which in recent months has made the exporting of Australian financial services one of its top priorities, also welcomed the FTA. Director of policy Andrew Bragg said: "The agreement builds the architecture Australia needs ...

The second FS Power50 list unveiled

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2014
... epicentre of new ideas and innovation in financial services industry and this years' edition of the FS Power50 features the top 50 individuals in Australia leading this conversation. The second edition of the FS Power50 is a completely fresh list of ...