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Challenger stages lifetime annuities comeback

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013
Lifetime annuities could be staging a dramatic comeback with Challenger targeting sales of $240 million in the 2013 financial year. According to figures from Plan For Life, the industry has not seen demand of that size since 2004, when the top six companies ...

Rubik completes Provisio takeover

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2013
... Super, as well as independent financial advisers. The acquisition of Provisio expands on Rubik's current advice offerings, COIN and Visor Desktop financial planning software. The acquisition positions Rubik as a significant market player within the institutional ...

BT launches adviser website and app

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2013
BT Financial Group (BTFG) has launched a new website, BT Adviser Services (BTAS), bringing its entire practice management offer into one place. BTAS gives access to technical information and advice in areas such as superannuation, social security, retirement ...

CBA launches MySuper compliant product

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2013
The Commonwealth Bank (CBA) has targeted its small business and younger unadvised customers with the launch of a simple, low-cost superannuation offering. The product called, Essential Super, will be rolled out to CBA's customers from July 1, and is ...

ASX to introduce VIX futures contract

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2013
The Australian Securities Exchange is planning to launch a VIX futures contract, with a launch date earmarked for later this year - possibly as early as July. The ASX will provide a media teach-in to coincide with the launch. Known widely as the 'fear ...

Sinking emerging markets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2013
... yeah, inflation. How could we have missed that other side of the Fed's dual mandate? But while the Fed is still flipping the coin, emerging markets could be forgiven for giving this taper on, taper off business a flip of the birdie. Their currency, bond ...

Kinetic Super targets transient members with new brand

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2013
At Kinetic Super's official launch last night, the focus was on improved communication with a transient membership. 'Kinetic Super' is the new name for the Professional Associations Super (PASL), which includes RecruitmentSuper, Accountants Super, Australian ...

Rubik to focus on boutique financial planning

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2013
... managing director of Wealth Wayne Wilson told Financial Standard. The acquisition has made Rubik Financial the sole provider of COIN-based solutions in the market and the company expects to be able to align its current Provisio software with COIN in ...

Li gets what Li likes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013
Nothing beats a three-day long weekend break to put things back into perspective it seems. Wall Streeters returned from the "Memorial Day" holiday with a bounce in their steps sending America's benchmark indices on a rebound. The Dow closed 0.7% up ...

Bendigo Wealth launches new low-risk income fund

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2013
Bendigo Wealth has launched the Sandhurst Strategic Income Fund for risk-averse investors who want a regular income stream in excess of what they are seeing from their term-deposits. The new fund is a low-risk investment option which pays quarterly ...