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OneVue adds retail super to platform

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2012
... subsidiary company CCSL Limited the third party superannuation fund trustee. OneVue will additionally use the Group's insurance capability. The anticipation of a more competitive market coming out of the Future of Financial Advice reforms and the subsequent ...

Risk advisers optimistic about long-term

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012
... index constructed by Beaton Research and Consulting, surveyed the sentiment of over 300 advisers actively writing risk insurance across categories including consumer demand, sales volume, regulation and long-term viability. The resulting overall score ...

Colley departs OnePath for SPAA

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012
... accounts and users of OnePath products. He also held senior roles at the tax office and as an assistant commissioner of the insurance and superannuation commission. "Graeme has made a significant contribution to the services and expertise provided by ...

Commissioner urges action on super savings

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2012
... is $669." Ryan said superannuation funds should step up in their services in financial adequacy, including offering insurance cover for older working Australians that is available in limited supply today. "Super companies should look specifically at ...

OnePath wins LGsuper mandate

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2012
... our team has worked hard to expand the existing partnership. This appointment reflects the alignment between our group insurance strategy and LGsuper's business definition of value," said Robin Knight, acting general manager for insurance at OnePath. ...

Adviser numbers to remain stable post FOFA: Rice Warner

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2012
... number of significant changes to FOFA policy since the last report came out. "A key change surrounds commissions risk insurance, which accounts for around 40% of adviser revenue," Linden told Financial Standard. "When they [Rice Warner] initially modeled ...

Call for new generation annuities

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012
... "Such annuities are not being treated as a retirement product for tax purposes, instead they are viewed in part as life insurance, so that means they wouldn't get tax-free status with zero tax on earnings," Melinda Howes, Institute chief executive, told ...

Waiting for jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012
... consensus projections for a 100K increase. Why wait when last night's jobless claims showed applications for unemployment insurance dropped to a bigger-than-expected 367K in the week ended 28 January. Both reports point to continued improvement in the ...

AMP upgrades online functionality

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2012
... finances. These features include a series of educational videos explaining the various broad concepts of superannuation and insurance options, and tailored content targeting people at different life stages. "The new AMP online experience aims to facilitate ...

MLC earns health insurance advice mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2012
... shown a level of understanding for its business. "We chose MLC because of their demonstrated experience in the health insurance sector and their detailed knowledge of our industry's capital reserving requirements."