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Zurich launches automated risk data feed

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2013
... with other providers to progressively adapt it to other financial planning systems in the coming months. "With recent research revealing an increased focus on efficiency will be the single biggest expected outcome of upcoming FoFA reforms, the timing ...

Adviser-client communication directly linked to profits: survey

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2013
... relationship between financial advisers and clients, it can also have a direct impact on the practices' profitability, research shows. According to the "New frontiers: the age of consumers" report by Business Health, advice practices that contact their ...

Virgin blazes trail with redundancy cover

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2013
... redundant, they don't receive any payouts but their premiums are waivered over an agreed period. "We did quite a bit of research with our customers and the market place and we saw that there's not much competition in this space... and where there is ...

CFS FirstWrap regains platform top spot

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2013
... portal for advisers to submit scanned forms for processing; improving reporting; and enhancing its listed securities research which is provided by CommSec. HUB24 was named as the platform which improved its score the most in 2012, deploying retail superannuation ...

Latest Financial Standard issue available on the iPad app

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2013
... http://www.financialstandard.com.au/, can also be accessed in the app through the 'Breaking News' section. For investment professionals, the research tables on super funds and managed funds performance data - supplied by Rainmaker Information and publishers ...

Women in Super raises $14.8m for cancer research

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2013
Advocacy group Women in Super raised $14.8 million to breast cancer research through its annual event "Women in Super Mother's Day Classic", the organisation announced yesterday. This year the event will be held on May 12 in all capital cities and regional ...

The year of balanced funds and fixed income: report

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2013
... inflows of Australian discrete asset classes in 2012, according to Morningstar's inaugural Annual Global Flows Report. The research found that multi sector funds inflows reached $6.46 billion and continued to grow last year while industry superannuation ...

Challenger gets Lonsec approval on annuities

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2013
Challenger's entire suite of annuity products has been approved by independent research house Lonsec. Lonsec awarded the rating to all managed investment schemes and term and lifetime annuities offered by Challenger, including the fastest selling annuity ...

Hedge fund inflows set to double

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2013
... assets in the US, Germany and Japan, but yields falling close to zero has limited opportunities," he explained. "Our research into monthly returns on global macro strategies showed that funds outperform by an average of 1% when interest rates are falling ...

8IP adds Asian expert to team

STAFF JOURNALIST  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2013
Eight Investment Partners (8IP) has appointed an Asian markets veteran as research adviser. Based in Hong Kong, Nial Gooding will be providing advice on the China portion of the fund's portfolios. Gooding boasts 30 years industry experience and has ...