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The hedge that saves

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2008
... hedging strategies, arose out of the last major downturn in the market in 2001. Before then, many insurers had comparatively basic financial risk management tools relative to what they could have used given the available technology and financial instruments ...

AdviserLogic launches planner-friendly software

... the necessary IT infrastructure, providing the server system and doing the mandatory daily back-ups, security checks and basic administrative duties. "The planner is not tied to the desktop as everything is web-based," he said. To date, one planner who ...

MLC group insurance offers real time updates

... he explained. This means advisers can be more responsive to the clients, meaning less phone calls and e-mails to obtain basic information. Once logged in, advisers can also view portfolio and policy summaries. "This is just the first step in a series ...

Trust banks on fiduciary after BNY sale

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2008
Trust Company Limited received a $14 million profit injection from the sale of its 50 per cent stake in BNY Trust Australia - paving the way for Trust to focus more on its fiduciary roots. Trust Company Limited sold its share of BNY Trust Australia ...

RM advisers break through 1000 barrier

... Intelligence, 78 per cent of those over the age of 60 have heard of reverse mortgages but only 40 per cent understood the basic premise of the product. "Reverse Mortgages are unique products that require a specific approach. SEQUAL's training is vital ...

Industry funds have mass appeal: Chant West

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2008
... lot of Australians did not seek financial advisers for information and industry and public sector funds provided a good basic option. "Most people around Australia probably don't need the sort of additional services in terms of more investment options ...

Record jobless rate not feeding a wage spiral

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2008
... bonuses and overtime, increased by 7.5 per cent in the year to May, the Melbourne Institute quarterly wages report found. But basic hourly wages in the same period were up by a lower 3.9 per cent. Melbourne Institute research fellow Edda Claus said the ...

ING snaps up Zurich advisory group

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2008
... ownership of non-core assets, as part of Zurich's ongoing business review. "The sale is a further step in transforming Zurich's basic operating processes to enable us to pursue profitable growth," he said. Smith said an integral part of the transaction ...

IFM adopts UN PRI

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2008
... and are working actively with our clients to develop and integrate the necessary policies and procedures around the six basic UN PRI principles." IFM has more than $17 billion under management across its products and services. Moloney said of all the ...

Macquarie launches lending website

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2008
Macquarie Investment Lending has developed a new website for advisers and retail investors which provides access to information products, current interest rate prices and personal portfolio positions in just a few mouse clicks. The website is linked ...