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RBA to deliver nothing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2015
... mayhem - overlaid with Grexit concerns - of the past month didn't spook the RBA into a knee-jerk rate cut protection/insurance, the fresh negative out of China should be no worries. By the by, the Greek stock market re-opened last night - after its five ...

ASIC to foster fintech growth

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2015
... in 2014, from US$4 billion in 2013. "In the future, we will likely see further developments in individually tailored insurance - such as QBE's 'Insurance Box' - and exchanges using the potential of blockchain technology," Medcraft said.

Tasplan and RBF to merge

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2015
... says. "Until we progress the merger, we won't know exactly what the merged fund will look like. For example, what fees, insurance and investment options the merged fund will offer. However, the law says we can't merge unless we can show that the merger ...

Mercer appoints new sales leader

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2015
... including roles as the head of business development at JANA Investment Advisers, Plum Financial Services and MLC Group Insurance. Walsh said recent product and platform developments for Mercer have resulted in enhanced and scalable super fund administration ...

NZ looks to Trowbridge for life reforms

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2015
New Zealand's Financial Services Council (FSC) has commissioned a report on life insurance advice, with Life Insurance and Advice Working Group chair John Trowbridge selected as an adviser for the project. Consulting actuaries Melville Jessup Weaver ...

Gen Y can drive SMSF growth

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2015
... publicised trustee underinsurance risk appears to be overblown. "While only three in 10 (29.9%) trustees have purchased insurance within their SMSF, more than one in five (21.2%) have insurance coverage either through their APRA fund or outside of super," ...

Super board changes could cost funds $20m a year

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015
... law and gives APRA far greater powers than it currently has in other APRA-regulated industries, such as banking and insurance." The AIST said it supports the trustee representative model and a flexible, principles-based approach to the appointment of ...

InvestSMART launches free robo-advice tool

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2015
... investment process of financial planning leaves the real personal, specific aspects of financial planning to the adviser - insurance planning, estate planning and transition-to-retirement. "FoFA really made advisers focus on personal, specific advice. ...

Singapore looks to Australia on risk reforms

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2015
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has implemented key risk/life insurance advice reforms that were inspired by similar policies in Australia, the Netherlands and the UK. Minister for Culture, Community and Youth Lawrence Wong said these countries' ...

Insurance advisers focusing on client segmentation

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2015
Clients seeking insurance advice can be segmented into three broad categories and advised accordingly, according to research by AIA Australia and the Beddoes Institute. The research paper, The advice challenge: Understanding what clients value, defines ...