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So much to do, so little time

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2008
The US is still undoubtedly the centre of world finance, but no one should underestimate the enormous challenge in turning their economy around. In yesterday's State of the Union address, President Bush said their recurrent fiscal budget is such a huge ...

Aviva offers auto re-weighting

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2008
Aviva has added an automatic re-weighting feature in its Navigator platform that allows advisers to give their clients a more tax effective portfolio. The feature allows advisers to re-weight investment funds in a client's portfolio back to its target ...

CommInsure tracks lost super

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2008
... billion lost super issue, with the Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law, Nick Sherry, recently calling for an automatic rollover system to help reduce the number of unclaimed super accounts. Senator Sherry has urged the Federal Government to ...

Govt urges auto-rolling of $9.7bn lost super

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2008
The Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law, Nick Sherry, has suggested an automatic rollover system for lost super to help reduce the number of unclaimed super accounts, which now stands at nearly $10 billion. He urged the Federal Government ...

BRICs to surge as G7 slows

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2007
... market," noted the OECD. Moreover the OECD has warned that "Prudent budget management [in Australia], while allowing the automatic stabilisers to operate, would also help moderate the pressures on capacity that may be heightened by the announced tax ...

First State Super boosts insurance by two-thirds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2007
... underwriting requirements," he said. The improvements came into effect at the beginning of this month by increasing the automatic basic death and total and permanent disablement cover from one to three units. In a major move however, members can opt-out ...

Cofunds accomodate fixed fee for service

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2007
One of the largest platforms in the UK, Cofunds, has added extra features to its platform to serve planners who only charge fixed fees instead of commissions. The approach involves creating a cash account for each client where cash can be deposited ...

IOOF improves insurance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2007
IOOF has taken the bold step of automatically arranging up to $200,000 of death, total and permanent disablement cover for non-insured members and increasing the insurance cover of existing members by up to 30 per cent. Starting next year, members are ...

BT Financial and Westpac launch all-in-one super

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2007
A month after BT Financial Group chief executive Rob Coombe challenged the industry to find better ways to engage the public on the retirement savings debate, the group and Westpac have introduced sweeping changes to the way BT provides superannuation-related ...

MLC offers income protection, split premiums

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2007
MLC has added several new benefits to its Personal Protection Portfolio and Life Cover Super (LCS) insurance products, following recent changes to contribution limits and the removal of Reasonable Benefits Limits. The changes include the addition of ...