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The invisible issue in super

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2009
... unpaid caring work, in addition to what is currently offered through the Aged Pension. Is it a national scheme of social insurance? Is it credits that are paid to those who have cared when they retire?" she said.

Spectrum transfers to IOOF fund

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2009
... branding, and members will still be charged existing fees. There will also be no changes to their investments, or the insurance premiums currently in place. Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated Spectrum Super's FUA to be $257 ...

OneVue buys 50pc of WealthCraft

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2009
... to financial institutions and wealth management firms. The firm's client portfolio includes retail and private banks, insurance companies, independent financial advisers (IFA), and brokerage firms. OneVue is the result of a merger between APA portfolio ...

Zurich launches heart awareness campaign

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2009
... Index and would continue to help financial advisers spread the awareness message wider and specifically to their life insurance clients. Zurich's life insurance experience for death claims is consistent with the overall causes of death for all Australians ...

ESSSuper appoints new CEO

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2009
... Prior to working at ESSSuper Dundon was a senior finance executive with experience in banking, funds management, life insurance, consumer lending and utilities organisations within Australia and South East Asia. ESSSuper was formed following the merger ...

Aviva enhances Protectionfirst

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2009
Aviva Australia has upgraded its Protection first range of life, critical illness and income protection products. The main enhancements include enhanced flexible recovery money options, which allows premiums to be split at benefit level. This means ...

Ban flipping arrangements: ISN

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2009
... transferring of members from a wholesale fund to a more expensive personal super product - citing high fees and increased insurance premiums as key problems of the practice. A media statement by ISN released yesterday noted that flipping could result ...

FOS swamped with complaints

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2009
The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) is changing how it deals with investments, life insurance and superannuation complaints to cope with rising complaint volumes, particularly in financial planning. The service noted it saw a 77 per cent increase ...

Expect the unexpected

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2009
... government spending and return the budget into surplus. Illegal immigrants want their present entitlement to health care insurance retained. The gall of these people! Republicans claim the bill would not stop some 'illegals' from getting insurance. Then ...

Hermaphrodite economy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2009
... US will soon take away the economy's ovaries. Cash for clunkers - already removed 24 August. The US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's (FDIC) debt guarantee program - out by 31 October. Fed's US$300 billion long-term Treasury purchase program - ...