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AIA tackles spike in mental illness-related claims

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2013
Life insurer AIA Australia has launched a paper exploring ways of getting employees suffering from mental illness back into work, after a spike in total and permanent disability (TPD) claims has put serious pressure on the life insurance industry. The ...

Cut welfare, give savings to defence: UK minister

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2013
In a possible warning of political arguments Australia may confront in coming decades when the national budget faces mounting aged care and pension costs, a leading UK government minister has proposed cutting welfare and diverting the savings to the ...

FoFA FDS uncertainty remains

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2013
The Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) regulation needs more changes to eliminate grey areas, but any modifications will have to be legislated to be meaningful. Fee disclosure statements (FDS) are one of the main issues of concern for financial advisers ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2013
The Australian share market is flat, but the mining giants are bucking the trend to open in firmer territory. CommSec market analyst Steven Daghlian said rising commodity prices since the end of last week, on the back of upbeat Chinese trade data, was ...

AustralianSuper to increase in-house investment capacity

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2013
AustralianSuper has said it will bring one third of investment management in-house within two years, raising the question of whether industry funds will be able to attract and retain high-quality candidates on industry fund salaries. Speaking at the ...

Accountants expected to flood advice space

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2013

Funds refused ratings for lack of active risk

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013
Research house van Eyk has refused to rate several funds on the grounds that they do not contain enough active risk. In the Australian Equities Review 2013, van Eyk assessed 69 funds, granting 19 A ratings, 18 BB ratings and three B ratings. Just five ...

AMP FS appoints director from CBA ranks

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013
AMP Financial Services (AMPFS) has appointed Patricia Montague as its new director contemporary wealth management products. Montague will be responsible for a number of superannuation and retirement products including AMP Flexible Super, as well as ...

La Trobe to wind down Lismore-based mortgage trust

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013

Infrastructure debt 'not that scary': AusSuper chair

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2013
AustralianSuper chair Heather Ridout has urged state governments not to be afraid of going into debt if the money is used to fund infrastructure projects. Speaking at the Australian Centre for Financial Studies' 'Funding Australia's Future' forum in ...