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Researchers sharpen ETF focus

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2011
... practices and learning what has and has not worked. "Australia is a long way behind the rest of the world in terms of the development of the ETF market but as the types of ETFs here become more complex research becomes more important," said Murphy. Standard ...

ASIC call to improve planner education

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2011
... changes to laws, market issues and new products. Finally ASIC proposed that advisers undergo continuing professional development requirements. "Our review identified concerns about current training standards and highlighted that change is required to ...

Roadmap to life insurance

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2011
... tackling insurance affordability for middle Australia. "It is critical that we give increased access consumers, and the development of the direct market is essential for that, with the likelihood it will grow to consume 20 per cent of the market," said ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2011
... American Chamber of Commerce in Australia, and Stockland chief executive Matthew Quinn address the Committee for Economic Development of Australia in Sydney. On Tuesday, the Australian share market closed at a six-week high following its sixth consecutive ...

iShares appoints vice presidents to new roles

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2011
... its institutional distribution and capital markets teams. Campbell MacPherson joins as vice president and business development manager, while Gonzalo Biassini becomes vice president of iShares' product and capital markets team. Both are newly created ...

North opens Bluedoor to bright future

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2011
... technology through the North platform, offered by the newly merged AXA and AMP. Mark Cassar, executive director product development for DST Global Solutions, the company that created Bluedoor, said the technology allows clients to trade more than 2000 ...

Hunter Hall defiant on Japan

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2011
... unemployment is at 1 per cent and GDP growth is higher than that of China, is set to undergo huge local infrastructure development with the doubling of its rail network and increased demand for 'western standard' housing.

Insurance bodies tackle longevity risk

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2011
... Australia, has moved to address the risk of longevity through upgrades to its Elevate offering. "As we have seen with the development of our North products, the need to address longevity risk is one of the key challenges this industry faces over the ...

IOOF adds insurance, offers more low-cost options

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011
... Choice can save an investor between 0.35 - 1.02 per cent depending on the option chosen," said Mota. In a separate development, IOOF has also introduced TOWER Australia's retail insurance cover 'Accelerated Protection' to its Pursuit Select and Pursuit ...

Count new strategy for advisers

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011
... is to roll out a new practice management program for advisers after appointing a new senior executive for business development, marketing and events. The accountant-based financial planning group has appointed former AMP general manager, strategy and ...