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Wholesale funds see strong inflows

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016
Australian wholesale funds grew $36.2 billion over the September quarter, while retail managed funds market grew $24.9 billion. According to the latest statistics from Strategic Insights, more than 90% of the growth in wholesale funds occurred over ...

Lifeplan bond 'highly recommended'

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2016
Zenith has upgraded its rating of the Lifeplan Investment Bond from 'recommended' to 'highly recommended'. Following a review, Zenith described the bond's investment menu as robust, offering a diverse range of investment managers, asset classes and ...

Investment bonds key to secure retirement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2016
... their super such as investment bonds, according to Centuria Capital. Centuria's Neil Rogan, general manager of the investment bond division, believes wealthier investors may face ongoing uncertainty and need to think about alternative tax effective investment ...

Lifeplan increases investment bond options

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2016
Investment bond specialist Lifeplan is rolling out eight new investment options and an additional rebate tier across its NextGen suite as part of a surging interest in the product. Head of Lifeplan, Matt Walsh, said proposed changes to superannuation ...

Investment bonds back in favour: IOOF

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2016
... tax rates play on investors' minds. While the uncertainty around changes to superannuation has reinvigorated the investment bond, Herrald notes that regardless of the legislative outcome, investment bonds can offer investors an alternative tax structure ...

Industry leaders in sales and marketing recognised at MAX Awards

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2016
Awards honour modern marketing, advertising and sales excellence (MAX) in 18 categories including Marketer of the Year, Sales Executive of the Year, and Product Launch of the Year. Now in its 21st year, the annual MAX Awards recognise Australia's leading ...

IOOF WealthBuilder options get highest Lonsec ratings

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2016
Lonsec has rated five of IOOF WealthBuilder's investment options as 'Highly Recommended' and 'Highly Recommended (Index)', the highest possible ratings. The 'Highly Recommended' rating indicates that Lonsec has very strong conviction that IOOF WealthBuilder ...

BT awarded Life Company of the Year

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2016
... two awards, the Term/TPD product of the year and Trauma product of the year. CommInsure were presented with the Investment Bond Award. Fox said financial advisers play a vital role in helping Australians recognise their personal life insurance needs ...

Advisers recommending imputation bonds to sidestep will worries

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016
... probate procedures (and costs) and hence, are not brought within the public domain," Atkinson added. "While using an investment bond is not necessarily the solution for all of a client's estate planning needs, it can effectively transfer wealth between ...

Centuria Life launches investment bond funds

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2015
Centuria Life has launched three investment bond funds for investors seeking medium to long term investment options outside of super. The Centuria Cash Plus Bond is low risk and invests in Australian and international fixed interest portfolios with ...