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Health insurance lobby lessons

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2008
... private health insurance will double from $50,000 to $100,000. First to take up the fight was the Health Insurance Association when it said the decision will force 400,000 people to abandon private health insurance, force up premiums for those left by ...

Cut PDS to less than 20 pages: study

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2008
Research commissioned by the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) has revealed that superannuation product disclosure statements (PDS) under 20 pages long are the most effective way to present information to investors. The research conducted ...

ASEAN's mute economic muscle

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2008
... realigning economically, the Asia-Pacific region still point to the West for the heavy global lifting. ASEAN, or the Association of South East Asian Nations, comprises Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore ...

Retail and not-for-profit trustees are different

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2008
A governance review of super funds by APRA has found that while decisions by not-for-profit funds are driven by their trustees, it's senior executives who initiate most of the key decisions in retail funds. "Retail trustees have fewer directors, shorter ...

Direct property reigns: study

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2008
... investors' bottom lines in the last 20 years, new research shows. According to the Australian Direct Property Investment Association (ADPIA) and Atchison Consultants, direct property provided strong returns, the highest distributions, lowest volatility ...

Money for Living practice is not RM

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2008
The Senior Australian Equity Release Association of Lenders (SEQUAL) is distancing itself from Money for Living, stating the business was not involved in promoting and selling reverse mortgages. On Monday, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission ...

AFA selects Alexis for PI cover

After a 12-month process, the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has handpicked Alexis Insurance Brokers to give its members much needed help in choosing the right PI cover ahead of a new government ruling which raises adviser PI costs by as much ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2008
... Today, the Reserve Bank of Australia financial aggregates data for March will be released and the Housing Industry Association new home sales data for March is due. In equities, Origin Energy Ltd releases its third quarter production report and Australian ...

Bad genes won't hurt insurance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2008
... really retail insurance and not what we do," he said. However, according to the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) deputy chief executive, John O'Shaughnessy, Australia was the first country in the world to adopt an anti-discriminatroy ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2008
... At 0802 AEST, on the Sydney Futures exchange, the June share price index was at 5,650. Today, the Housing Industry Association March quarter Trades Report is due. In equities, BT Investment Management Ltd releases interim results and Centennial Coal ...