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Platform FUM grows

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2021
... Platforms have seen strong increases in funds under management over the year to March 2021, new research shows. Plan For Life's latest analysis of wraps, platforms and master trusts revealed the leading market players all saw a rise in FUM. BT took out ...

Wholesale funds recover losses

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2021
... management (FUM) down just 0.1%, recovering almost all the losses experienced as a result of COVID-19, new research from Plan For Life shows. The research revealed wholesale funds grew 5.4% in the December quarter to finish 2020 at $1.2 trillion. Pendal ...

Risk inflows stagnant, satisfaction varies

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021
... the 12 months to December 2020 as the gap in consumer satisfaction grows, new research shows. The latest data from Plan For Life showed total inflows increased 0.5% to $16.3 billion with just a 0.9% increase in inflows to individual lump sum premiums. ...

HUB24 hits fund managers with higher fees

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2021
... $19 billion in total funds under advice (annual growth of about 32.2%), giving it a 2.3% market share according to Plan for Life. Since then it has acquired managed accounts provider Xplore Wealth. HUB24 currently tops Investment Trends' rankings ...

Life Company of the Year named

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021
... continue to deliver superior products and services to financial advisers and their clients." AFA partnered with Plan for Life who provided the benchmarking research for life insurance, annuity and investment bond product awards. AIA Australia won the ...

Super assets hit record high

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2021
... billion and $7.7 billion for the year. Total benefit payments in the year to December 2020 were $113.3 billion. A Plan For Life analysis shows that $119 billion was withdrawn over 2019 or 9.10% on average. This is higher compared to 2015, which saw 7.28% ...

Risk inflows stay flat

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2021
... inflows experienced marginal decreases in the 12 months to September 2020, new research shows. The latest data from Plan For Life showed inflows decrease by 0.4% with the largest falls from BT/Westpac (-20.8%) and AIA (-10.1%). These were however, offset ...

Life insurers recognised for innovation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2020
MLC Life Insurance, Challenger and TAL were big winners at this year's Plan For Life insurance awards, recognised for their innovative products and offerings. For health and wellness initiatives, MLC Life won four categories: the Overall Health ...

Group risk inflows fall 15%

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2020
New research from actuary Plan For Life has found that overall group risk premium inflows fell 15% over the 12 months to June, with fresh legislation to blame. This includes the 'Protecting Your Super' legislation, which came into effect on 1 July 2019 ...

Masterfund assets decline

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2020
... over the 2019-20 financial year but has almost recovered the losses instigated by the global pandemic, the latest Plan For Life data show. The sector, which comprises mutual funds on wraps, platforms and master trusts, reached $824.3 billion for the ...