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Super Choice did not change super habits

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011
... hidden fees and commissions," she said. Reynolds stressed that most people wanted to be in a balanced fund that was fairly basic without whistles and bells that people pay for but don't use.

Zurich launches program to match demographic trends

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2011
Zurich has kick-started the new financial year, releasing a fully formed insurance offering designed for greater client retention and hybrid policy cover, with plans for new applications within weeks. Assessing its policyholder trends, Zurich found ...

Omnium updates life quotes web tool

LOREN RUGEBREGT  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011
... Chandrahasan, Omnium's national sales manager said clients can use the tool to view all different types of insurance including the basic insurance, trauma, total and permanent disability (TPD), income profit insurance and business expenses. "A lot of ...

AustralianSuper creates governance role

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2011
... investment portfolios. In the last three months, the fund has shifted its parameters and expanded the organisation beyond a basic super fund. The fund has introduced new heads of infrastructure, governance and government relations while forming unprecedented ...

Sevior departure rated as permanent

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2011
Morningstar has downgraded Perpetual's Concentrated Equity fund to 'Investment Grade' after meeting with the mega-fund manager but not convinced that its star player, John Sevior, will return from long service leave. In a meeting last week with Perpetual ...

Advisers to decide opt in: AusFIN

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2011
Strong protests against opt in has opened the door for discussions on how advisers can avoid it through their own actions, said network of consumer, welfare, union and industry super fund groups, AusFIN. Since the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) proposals ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2011
... after saying Telecom will in future be able to offer all Sky products and services to its customers, rather than just the basic package. Hallenstein Glasson fell 22c to 393 after the company reported disappointing sales, blaming exceptionally mild weather ...

Bear have no fur

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2011
... incentives and suppressed interest rates haven't stopped prices from sliding. A growing population and falling housing prices are basic and clear signs of economic recession." I agree with you on this one, Dan. Recent US housing stats remain dismal but ...

TWUSUPER upgrades member insurance

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2011
... will implement a raft of changes having negotiated a new package with existing insurer CommInsure. TWUSUPER will raise its basic level of TPD cover to two units. It currently offers two units of death cover and one unit of TPD cover to eligible members. ...

Fin services lend weight to East Timor education

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2011
... nursing', a one-year study for those who might not necessarily have a formal educational background but want to be equipped with basic healthcare skills. To date, eMerge has funded the education of 35 young East Timorese with plans to support 35 more ...