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Advisers change tack on life insurance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2008
... Indeed, Natalie Eckersall, Aviva Australia general manager of wealth protection products, said the firm's technology improvements focus on reducing insurance application times. "It's all about the ease of getting business on the books. People lose interest ...

Labour force participation up 20 bps

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2008
... which increased by 0.2 percentage points to 65.4 per cent, is the reason. For economists looking for labour supply improvements this is welcome news. There are now 10.7 million people in work in Australia compared to 469,800 looking for work.

Macq Life amps up FutureWise

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2008
... introducing new features and adding to support services that could enhance functionality and ease of use. "We have made improvements to our trauma product, creating a new offering called Trauma Plus, while also expanding our underwriting limits so fewer ...

TWUSUPER selects CommInsure

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2008
... unit of basic total and permanent disablement cover. In addition to these changes, the super fund unveilled several improvements to boost insurance levels. TWUSUPER members will be given the option of an extra unit of basic death cover, fix cover, and ...

Aus planners lead the world in business practice

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2008
... reports" which participating financial planning practices are required to complete before the firm advises on possible improvements. Overall, the statistics found eight per cent of Australian financial practices were classified as 'poor' and the majority ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2008
... 978.68 points higher since last Friday. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand sharemarket closed a touch higher on the back of improvements in overseas markets, spurring confidence. The top-50 index has had six consecutive days of gains for the first time this ...

IRESS software gets thumbs up

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2008
... wraps, streamlining transactions and online applications, redemptions and switches also featured strongly as needed improvements. The report also outlined the continuing trend of planners favouring internet accessible storage of client data. According ...

Rev mortgages new sales down 10pc

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2008
... of the Australia's reverse mortgage market. The study found 16 per cent of reverse mortgage were used to fund home improvements and roughly 12 per cent was used to repay debt. However 43 per cent of reverse mortgage usage could not be defined due to ...

Enron Part Two

... working out, so the books are kept open for a little while longer," he said. As part of the answer, Solomon suggested improvements in auditing technology and a fundamental rethink of the definitions and best practice standards in the field. Solomon presented ...

Retail profits, currency price cuts and ag-flation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2008
... insatiable demand for household electronic goods. The ACCI also proposed other initiatives such as taxation compliance improvements and streamlining of CGT rates, but compared to fighting inflation these are most likely just secondary concerns in Canberra ...