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Cashwerkz offers paperwork relief

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2016
... consumers manage their term deposits more easily. The Cashwerkz platform aims to offer users a quick and easy way to research, buy, manage and switch term deposits. Currently only offering term deposits, CashWerkz will be adding other cash products such ...

Group insurance gets a makeover

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2016
... insurers have chosen to increase premiums to improve profitability and ensure sustainable pricing. Soon-to-be released research from Rainmaker suggests that group insurance rates have risen in the order of three to 5% year-on-year in recent times. APRA ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2016
Australia business confidence "The RBA's cut to interest rates did not help lift business confidence as we had hoped, even as sales activity continues to improve." This was how National Australia Bank's (NAB) chief economist, Alan Oster interpreted ...

Financial services needs more female leaders

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2016
Australia is inside the top 10 of more than 30 countries when it comes to the percentage of women on financial services executive committees. The latest Women in Financial Services report prepared by management consultant Oliver Wyman shows women account ...

MLC appoints retail insurance sales GM from BT Life

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2016
... MLC before that. He has held other roles at MLC, including national manager - insurance and national distribution and research relationship manager. Before his first stint at MLC, Hannah was national distribution development manager at Aviva Australia ...

Well over $3m in super savings needed

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2016
The $1.6 million superannuation savings cap should be at least doubled, according to the SMSF Owners' Alliance and research from former head of the school of economics at the University of New South Wales, Ron Bewley. The research concluded that "around ...

Life insurers must be more transparent: AFA

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2016
... who have a financial adviser have a much better experience with life insurance companies than is commonly assumed. The research found that the income protection claimants' satisfaction with insurance companies is 80% with the strongest performing company ...

Consumers turning to the internet for advice

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2016
... Australian's would be happy to buy life insurance online and one third of Australians are already using the internet to research their insurance options. "The life insurance buying process is being heavily disrupted by digital technology," said Anthony ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2016
US jobless claims It may be that the very disappointing 38K increase in US employment in May was just noise, an aberration. This is the indication given by the latest data on jobless claims. Initial jobless claims decreased to 264,000 in the week ended ...

Advisers must adapt to millennial habits

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2016
... insurance at Telstra Global Industries. Speaking at the FSC Showcase, Scopelliti discussed the findings of his latest research paper 'Millennials, mobiles & money - the force reinventing financial services' and reminded advisers of the huge opportunity ...