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2014 MAX Award Winners and Finalists

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2014

Exceeding your MAXpectations

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014
... during the panel session. 3. The wishlist - three award-winning financial advisers talk candidly of what investment and insurance products and services they wish are on offer in the market. 4. A tale of two cities - in the old world, retail and insto ...

Budget reply speech 2014 -15: Bill Shorten

Endowment bond product frees SMSFs to add risk

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2013
... under-funded retirements, the attraction of a certain, defined return is obvious and the instruments could provide an important insurance policy against longevity risk and market crashes. "While the bonds could be used for any goal that has a fixed date ...

Direct insurance races for advised market share

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2013
Direct insurance is already having an impact on the advisory market share, with direct companies offering similar products at a lower cost. Direct risk companies currently hold 24.2% of the market share, right behind non-aligned dealers, which hold ...

Planners race to plug gap in aged care advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2013
... flow. The Care Annuity, issued in 2012, offers the right mix of income and capital protection, as an alternative to insurance bonds or term deposits. Challenger holds about 95% of all lifetime annuities of the market, according to Plan for Life data ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2013
... be seen as a... short-term positive, because he would clearly be a pro-stimulus central bank governor," he said. QBE Insurance shares fell 66 cents, or 5.07 per cent, to $12.37 at 1035 AEDT, after announcing an annual profit growth of eight per cent ...

TAL appoints new general manager

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2012
... general manager of corporate strategy and M&A. In the newly created role, Clarke will be working alongside the life insurance giant's managing director Jim Minto. He joins TAL from Oliver Wyman, where he advised financial services companies across the ...

AFA conference boasts biggest turnout in 20 years

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2012
... leave no stone unturned when it comes to tackling the financial planning sector's most pressing matters, be it FOFA, insurance claims or portfolio construction. The event's highlight includes a platform panel chaired by ABC's Leigh Sales, which features ...

CUA launches low cost super funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2012
... put them into a head to head competitive race with best practice benchmarks for retail super funds, noted Rainmaker. Insurance is available through CUA Super but the premiums will incur a 10% handling charge. CUA Super and CUA Pension are 'no advice' ...