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Six point five is PM Li's new like

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2015
"Yes I would, if I only could, I surely would." - 'El Condor Pasa' by Simon & Garfunkel After all the dissecting, de-constructing and probing of the October FOMC statement for missing/added words, phrases and sentences, financial markets came up with ...

ANZ private wealth sees digital growth

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2015
ANZ's private wealth division has recorded profit growth of 15% for the 2015 financial year on the back of a continued approach to "customer focused investment solutions." Releasing its 2015 full year results today, ANZ said funds under management (FUM) ...

Zurich cleans up at Plan For Life awards

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2015
Zurich has won in three categories at Plan For Life's 2015 Direct Life Insurance awards. Aside from the overall Direct Life Insurance Excellence Award, Zurich also picked up the Term Life and Customer Service for Life Companies awards. Held in Sydney ...

NAB sells insurance business to Nippon Life

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2015
... solutions to our customers while improving wealth returns for shareholders," NAB Group chief executive Andrew Thorburn said. Plan for Life report of life insurance premium inflows and sales for the year to June 2015 shows that MLC had 12.1% market share ...

International actuaries have consensus on retirement

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2015
A research paper by actuarial associations in Australia, the United States and United Kingdom criticises governments for tinkering with pension measures that may further confuse those nearing and in retirement. The paper, 'The challenge of longevity ...

NAB planner wins AFA Female Excellence Award

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2015
NAB's Sharon Walker has won the 2015 AFA Female Excellence in Advice Award. AFA chief executive Brad Fox said with her passion for the advice profession and her belief in the value of quality financial advice, Walker is an outstanding role model for ...

Australian Ethical aims super high

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2015
Australian Ethical aims to be at the 75th percentile of its MySuper peer group by 2020 according to the fund's annual sustainability report. The report was released on Friday and managing director Phil Vernon said Australian Ethical plans to achieve ...

Australians don't want government to step in on super: research

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2015
It appears a widely held view by older Australians that federal government intervention with superannuation will damage their retirement savings. According to annual research released by REST Industry Super today, 86% of more than 1,000 respondents ...

Deloitte super plan could save budget $6bn

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2015
... from the Henry Review, as it would not add taxes to either earnings or benefits. Labeled a "circuit breaker" the updated plan would see every Australian receive the same tax advantage for each dollar going into their super. This would be achieved "with ...

Christmas in October

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2015
... following day - ahead of Beijing's 5th Plenum (26-29 October) where central command deliberates on and sets its 13th Five-Year Plan. Effective 24 October, China's benchmark one-year lending rate will be lower by 25 bps to 4.35%; the deposit rate down ...