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BT Financial boosts Westpac result

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013
... from strong flows onto platforms, growth in superannuation, stronger financial planning revenue and a further rise in insurance premiums. BT Financial Group's cash earnings for the half-year were up 15% on the same period last year but were 2% lower ...

CommInsure improves coverage for RBF members

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013
CommInsure has improved the insurance offering for members of the Tasmania-based Retirement Benefit Fund (RBF) CommInsure has made changes to existing death, total permanent disability (TPD) and income protection products for members of RBF's defined ...

Image of financial advisers still low

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2013
... survey in 1994. Financial planners were rated the most ethical and honest by only 25% of people, union leaders by 15%, insurance brokers by 13% and real estate agents by 12%. In comparison, federal politicians were supported by only 14%. Norman Morris ...

Elana Rubin appointed MLC director

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2013
... Financial Services Institute of Australasia. "Elana brings an extensive breadth of financial, investment, wealth and insurance industry knowledge to the board," Tomlison said. "As a respected and experienced person in the insurance and superannuation ...

ANZ grows adviser base

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2013
... bank, profit increased 20% and income was up 3% primarily through an increase in funds under management and in-force insurance premiums. Improved investment markets also benefited funds under management. Productivity initiatives and a non-recurring software ...

Opposition and VOFF criticise response to Trio report

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2013
... the Joint Parliamentary inquiry." The reports recommended legislative changes to strengthen the professional indemnity insurance requirements of financial services providers that deal with retail consumers. They asked for an improvement of the communication ...

Austock Group company secretary resigns

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2013
... Group chief executive Bill Bessemer told Financial Standard that Austock was planning to inject capital into the life insurance division of the company. "After we sold our broking business, we are looking to reduce our labour force, re-aligning jobs ...

REI and Club Plus get MySuper green light

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2013
... attributes of a single diversified investment option; with low fees that meets legislative requirements and default levels of insurance from 1 July 2013," REI Super chief executive Mal Smith said. Club Plus Super aims to have its MySuper product up and ...

CFS first retail fund to win MySuper approval

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 APR 2013
... enabling members to compare funds more easily based on a few key differences - cost, investment performance and level of insurance cover," said Colonial First State general manager of product and investments Peter Chun. Colonial First State will offer ...

Apps disappoint despite vast tech spend

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 APR 2013
... findings from our banking report are consistent with what we've already found in our preliminary work on apps within the insurance and wealth management industry," Slessor said. BanterMob also reports that few banking institutions have successfully kept ...