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Aon raises member fees

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2009
The $1.6 billion Aon Master Trust is increasing its annual member fees on 1 July. The new fees will be $66.50 per annum - a $3.50 hike from the previous $63. According to a statement in the master trust's latest newsletter to members, the increase is ...

Cooper targets investment fees

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2009
Investment management fees may be on the chopping block following the upcoming Cooper review on super - but one fund manager cautions that reviewing fees is not enough, and equal attention should be paid to understanding the incentives behind high fees. ...

Spin-a-win

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2009
Big yawn! Overnight news out of Wall Street provided little fresh direction, just a continuation of the recent trend we have seen so far - that is, anyone could choose any number from last night's stats and spin it both ways. Bull spin. US consumers ...

Fund manager pioneers voice technology

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2009
Aviva Australia has teamed up with technology providers NEC and Salmat VeCommerce to use voice biometrics as a way to service its clients. The partnership means when Aviva's customers call their voice is automatically verified when they say their password. ...

Slippery - watch your step

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2009
So much money has to go somewhere. With almost all governments and central banks of the world pumping liquidity into the financial system, it comes as no surprise that some have flowed into commodities. Along with the rally in the equity markets, the ...

Insurance needs more disclosure

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2009
The insurance industry can help address underinsurance by moving faster towards simplified disclosure, with fees and commissions displayed prominently in Product Disclosure Statements (PDS). Financial Standard asked some of the country's leading insurers ...

Unlisted valuations on track: Frontier

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2009
Super funds with unlisted assets can breathe easier knowing that more than 93 per cent of their alternative investment managers are strictly following their valuation policies, according to a survey by Frontier Investment Consulting. Fiona Trafford-Walker ...

Insurance broker caught for fraud

ASIC RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2009
Consumers, be warned. ASIC has caught one insurance broker selling insurance products but not passing on the fees to the insurer, which meant his clients didn't get the appropriate insurance cover. Stolen premiums, dodgy insurance - Anthony John Ryan ...

Darling buds of May

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2009
The month of May was always going to be an iffy one. Much ink has been spilt on research proving that the adage, 'sell in May, then go away', has a ring of truth. Well...now here we are, May's gone and those that went away regret that they did not decide ...

ASIC's Cooper to lead govt review

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2009
Jeremy Cooper, deputy chairman of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), is leading a panel of five experts in the Federal Government's review into Australia's superannuation system. Cooper will lead the Federal Government's review ...