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SMSFs could use email for SuperStream

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011
... conference later in the day, with attendees concerned about industry wrangling and the ease with which consumers can buy insurance online Bradley Smith, a chartered accountant with Build a Brilliant Business, asked why advisers should give clients insurance ...

Large super funds 'obstruct' withdrawals

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011
... the full balance from any super fund, he said. When leaving some money in the fund, for example to access super fund insurance policies, then the large funds do have the right, he said. The government also has a super fund look-up website where public ...

Social media insurance wanted for share price protection

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011
... The potential negative of impact social media on a company's share price has lead to the development of social media insurance protection products, but Australian boards still want more access online. Under discussion at the Association of Chartered ...

PC disability insurance final report released

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011
... Care and Support review and re-affirmed its recommendations that the government should establish fully-funded social insurance schemes to commence in 2015. While not formally endorsing the report, the Prime Minister has already agreed to set-up an advisory ...

VicSuper nabs three sustainability awards

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2011
... Transurban for best report in the transportation sector. There were 68 entrants in total including ANZ, AustralianSuper, Insurance Australia Group and Westpac.

SPAA calls for fraud net to be cast wider

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2011
... against fraudulent investment schemes, proposing a levy on all product providers. SPAA is urging broader reforms around insurance and compensation measures following the recent collapse of Trio Capital, which saw investors, some of which were self managed ...

Capital protected products shine in gloom

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2011
... shares that have risen. The risks are that the shares won't pay enough in dividends or that the cost of the interest and insurance on the loan will outstrip the investment return. The loans last up to five years and cover the top 50 ASX stocks. Jadwat ...

Govt provides reverse mortgage guarantees

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2011
... nursing home funding options, found that reverse mortgages (or equity release) garnered 18% support while long term care insurance, at 37%, and incentivised savings accounts, at 58%, were preferred. "The government needs to look at alternative models ...

USA no longer AAA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2011
... on Standard & Poor's downgrade: "Joint Press Release Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation National Credit Union Administration Office of the Comptroller of the Currency For immediate release August 5 ...

FSC insurance churn action divides planners

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011
Financial advisers fear that new measures from the Financial Services Council aimed at reducing churn in the insurance market will lead to some penalties for acting in the best interest of a client. Financial Services Council (FSC) chief executive officer ...