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XPLAN updates for opt-in

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2011
Responding to planner concerns over FOFA and opt-in, IRESS has incorporated opt-in capabilities in to its next XPLAN update. The opt-in period is still to be finailsed with Independent MP, Rob Oakeshott, last week re-igniting the debate.Planners are ...

Asgard upgrades eWrap

Asgard has released an extensive range of new features for its eWRAP platform designed to drive greater productivity and profitability by helping advisers to deliver more customised advice for more clients in less time. The enhancements include simplified ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2011
The Australian market may gain on Monday after US equity and most commodity markets rose on Friday. Trading may be subdued because of public holidays in the UK and US on Monday. At 0753 AEST on the ASX 24, the June share price index futures contract ...

Can't hear you

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2011
... estimate to first quarter US real GDP growth of 1.8 per cent showed no revision, disappointing market expectations for an upgrade to 2.2 per cent. Despite reports that US jobless claims rose by 10,000 heads last week to 424,000 when consensus expected ...

Macquarie breathes new Life into insurance

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2011
Macquarie Life has made a series of upgrades to its insurance offerings, including the merger of two products and improvements to its underwriting and claims process. Macquarie Life FutureWise, a retail offering available to SMSF investors, has been ...

TWUSUPER upgrades member insurance

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2011
Transport and logistics industry fund TWUSUPER has strengthened its insurance package for members, offering increased death and total and permanent disablement (TPD) cover. As of May 28, the $2.4 billion fund will implement a raft of changes having ...

150 analysts in your pocket

RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2011
... Advisers and executives can ask a team of 150 analysts for insights through their Android smart phones after a technology upgrade from telecoms analyst firm Ovum, the technology company said. Ovum's PocketAnalyst tool was previously only available on ...

Goldman Sachs downgraded but fixed interest pays

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2011
Active Australian fixed interest funds performed well in 2010, according to Standard & Poor's Fund Services, which upgraded two managers and downgraded one. Aberdeen Australian Fixed Income and Advance Australian Fixed Interest Multi-Blend were upgraded ...

Energy Super first feature rollout

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2011
Energy Super, the newly merged offspring of ESI Super and SPEC Super, has taken its first actions in the market with the creation of a discount program targeting existing and new members. The program offers Energy Super members' discounts on a range ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2011
The outlook is positive for the Australian market on Thursday, with strong leads from Wall Street and European equities markets overnight, and higher prices in oil and precious metals. At 0711 AEST on the ASX 24, the June share price index futures contract ...