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Suncorp outsources custody to NAB

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013
Suncorp has outsourced its entire custody and investment administration operations to National Australia Bank's custody arm, NAB Asset Servicing. Both Suncorp and NAB have said very little about the deal, and would not comment on suggestions that it ...

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STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013
In the latest edition of Financial Standard we look at how the spike in lapse rates and an increasing number of people claiming total and permanent disability (TPD) may lead to an overhaul of products and a surge in premiums. We also take a closer look ...

Reporting season reveals insurance black spots

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013
A spike in lapse rates and an increasing number of people claiming total and permanent disability (TPD) may lead to an overhaul of products and a surge in premiums some senior industry professionals think. The current reporting season reveals that many ...

Product Dashboard could spook risk-averse members

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013
Increased data reporting on the Product Dashboard could see risk-averse members making overly cautious and ultimately self-defeating investment decisions, according to Tom Garcia, chief executive of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees ...

Demographic megatrends drive earnings well into the future

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013
A focus on demographic megatrends makes it possible to make earnings forecasts beyond investment analysts' typical three-year horizon, creating opportunities to take advantage of mispriced stocks, according to Fidelity portfolio managers Hilary Natoff ...

J.P. Morgan launches APRA reporting service

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2013
J.P. Morgan's custody arm has today launched its solution to the increased data reporting requirements associated with the Stronger Super reforms. Under Stronger Super, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) will require superannuation ...

ATO launches superannuation video comp

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2013
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has launched its annual video competition and this year the theme is superannuation engagement for young people. The ATO has also opened the video competition to any student from any Australian tertiary or vocational ...

Investor confidence drives advice growth

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2013
The recovery of investor confidence after the global financial crisis is benefiting the financial planning space, which has seen a surge of clients looking for advice. An Investor Trends Planner Business Model Report for May 2013 found that new client ...

NAB tight-lipped on latest redundancies

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2013
National Australia Bank (NAB) has put the latest string of redundancies down to "natural attrition", after it was reported that around 15 members of NAB's custody arm, NAB Asset Servicing, had lost their jobs. This followed last week's large scale redundancies ...

Cash love affair continues despite falling rates

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013
Investors are allocating increasing amounts to cash despite falling interest rates, according to research by Investment Trends. Over the past 12 months cash deposits, including term deposits (TDs), have grown by 7%, reaching a total of $1.8 trillion. ...