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AIA innovates around adviser feedback

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2012
Life insurance specialist AIA Australia has enhanced its Priority Protection product, expanding the product range to include a superannuation income protection option that will allow advisers to offer clients insurance within super. The new Super IP ...

Property syndicate launches for HNW and SMSFs

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2012
Charter Hall Direct Property has launched a new single property syndicate for high net worth investors and self managed super funds, in response to growing demand for investment opportunities in Perth's CBD. "We are currently in one of the best buying ...

Investors set to remain cautious: Franklin Templeton

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2012
Global investment opportunities will be approached with caution over the next decade, according to a Franklin Templeton Global Investor Sentiment Survey. The 2012 Franklin Templeton Global Investor Sentiment Survey, which includes responses from 20,623 ...

Patterson steps down as Perennial CEO

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012
Lewis Bearman has replaced Anthony Patterson as chief executive of Perennial Investment Partners, with Patterson remaining as an executive director of Perennial Value Management. "It's a fantastic outcome for Perennial, it was his [Patterson's] decision ...

AIST warns MySuper deadline tight

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees MySuper third tranche submission has warned that the July1 2013 deadline for the disclosure of MySuper comparisons on a product dashboard is very tight, urging the Government to move quickly to provide ...

UBS launches MySuper designed funds

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2012
UBS Global Asset Management has this week launched two new wholesale products designed with a view to the upcoming MySuper legislative changes and in response to client demand. The UBS Tactical Beta Fund - Conservative and the UBS Tactical Beta Fund ...

Crystal Wealth launches managed account solution

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2012
Crystal Wealth Partners has launched a unified managed account solution developed with specialist provider and AMP subsidiary Multiport. Called the Crystal Wealth Managed Account Service, it provides Crystal Wealth's clients with eight model portfolio ...

Super funds urged to disclose director and exec pay

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2012
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees is calling on its 80 member funds to provide full disclosure of trustee director and executive pay, and not wait for Government regulation. The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) ...

Midwinter empowers adviser software

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2012
Midwinter has implemented changes announced in the 2012 May Federal Budget in its Reasonable Basis advice modelling software, allowing advisers to alter tax settings. "It is a difficult time for financial planners due to the large amount of uncertainty ...

Aussie fund wins $1.1bn PNG super mandate

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2012
Ascalon aligned PacWealth Capital has been awarded a $1.1bn mandate to manage assets for the Papua New Guinea National Superannuation Fund. The National Superannuation Fund (NASFUND) was the first approved superannuation fund to be licensed by the central ...