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MySuper a challenge to fund differentiation: AusSuper

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013
... and index performance. On the other hand, superannuation funds are expected to compete on member service, advice and insurance.

Budget 2013-14 wrap up

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013
... have been confirmed, the Medicare levy will increase by 0.5% from next year to offset the cost of National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), some future tax cuts have been scrapped along with some other deductions and rebates, and the baby bonus will ...

CommBank wealth division enjoys strong March quarter

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA)'s wealth management and insurance division grew by 4% in the three months to 31 March. In an update to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), Australia's largest company said that funds under administration and ...

Australians priced out of life insurance

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2013
More than two in five Australians cannot afford basic life insurance a survey suggests. The survey by TAL of 1260 people across Australia also found that 17% believe their health insurance provides the same sort of cover as life insurance. The survey ...

TOWER Life business sold to Fidelity

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013
TOWER Limited has sold most of its life insurance business to Fidelity Life in deal worth $189 million. Fidelity Life is a New Zealand owned company that specialises in life insurance, personal protection, business insurance, savings, investment and ...

Not strong enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013
... data - released on the same day as Plosser revealed to the world his thoughts - showed initial claims for unemployment insurance fell by 4,000 to 323,000 in the week ended 4 May - the third straight week of decline, the lowest level in nearly five and ...

NAB Wealth profits stable

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2013
... National Australia Bank (NAB) has reported a 1.5% decrease in cash earnings for its wealth division, following a fall in insurance earnings. Earnings in the wealth business stood at $256 million for the half-year to March 2013, down from $260 million ...

Industry pays tribute to Paul Riegelhuth

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2013
... not only our business partner but a dear mate and a lifelong friend," Prossor and Trapnell said in a statement. The insurance industry was in Riegelhuth's blood. His father was an insurance agent at T&G, and in 1965 he began his own career as an insurance ...

Mortgage Choice teams up with Allianz to provide insurance

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2013
... with Allianz as part of its transition towards becoming a broader financial services business and will provide general insurance. Mortgage Choice goal is to broaden its customer proposition by providing financial services and wealth solution before officially ...

Planners race to plug gap in aged care advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2013
... flow. The Care Annuity, issued in 2012, offers the right mix of income and capital protection, as an alternative to insurance bonds or term deposits. Challenger holds about 95% of all lifetime annuities of the market, according to Plan for Life data ...