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HOSTPLUS tackles Qld with Storm

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2008
Industry super fund, HOSTPLUS is using its sponsorship of the successful Melbourne Storm rugby league club to assist its membership drive into the Queensland superannuation market. Speaking at the Association Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) ...

AXA extends cover for 457 visas

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2008
... policy. Visa holders that achieve permanent residency can renew the insurance policy on a long-term basis by providing a one-page 'declaration of good health', which outlines their health has not deteriorated since the original policy was initiated. ...

CommInsure halves insurance PDS

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2008
CommInsure has reduced the product disclosure statement (PDS) of its Personal Insurance Portfolio product by half, slashing 28 pages off the document. The firm's Personal Insurance Portfolio PDS has been reduced from 56 to 28 pages and, in addition ...

Cut PDS to less than 20 pages: study

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2008
... to develop their "ideal PDS" using documents already available. The results revealed investors preferred a shorter, 15-20 page PDS which included a simple contents page, corporate statement, company contact details and a key features summary. Most importantly ...

Women-friendly finance tips launched

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2008
... Literacy Foundation, in association with the Office for Women and Security4Women created, Women understanding money, a 14 page financial information series. The series provides tailored information for women on budgeting, investment choices, boosting ...

ASIC zones in on accountants pushing SMSFs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2008
... Financial Services Working Group would roll out the First Home Saver Accounts by July this year and would develop a four-page superannuation product disclosure statement (PDS) by the end of 2009. "We aim to shorten the PDS by using incorporation by reference ...

Web 2 social networking websites under attack

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2008
... revealed major virus threats were found in the Bank of India website, Facebook banner advertisements, an Alicia Keys MySpace page and a US National Hockey league website last year. "Last year, cyber criminals began to seriously employ exploits and social ...

GESB revamps website

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2007
... confident they will benefit from the upgrade and enhancements," she said. "Member research also informed the design of the home page that features a personalised message, answers to the top five frequently asked questions and shortcuts to the most popular ...

Govt to address underinsurance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2007
... the government needs to work more closely with the industry to increase public awareness on the benefits of insurance. Michael d'Apice, general manager at Austbrokers Financial Solutions, said he did not agree that the same level of complexity found ...

Transition to retirement still a mystery

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2007
... completely tax free from age 60." To inform more Australian investors about TTR strategies, Macquarie has developed an information page dedicated to the subject on its website. A second round of Macquarie private wealth seminars is planned for next m ...