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AIA rolls out service-focused insurance

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2011
AIA Australia plans to differentiate itself from its rivals through a new suite of customer-focused insurance upgrades and more time-saving insurance tools for financial advisers. Under the group's newly launched WeCare service, AIA's existing Priority ...

Dealer groups raise stakes in portfolio mgmt

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2011
Dealer groups are forming deeper relationships with fewer investment managers, resulting in a surplus of managers, said Toby Potter, chairman of the Institute of Managed Account Providers (IMAP) at an industry briefing yesterday. Potter said the pool ...

Seniors question policy hold-up on retirement

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2011
National Seniors Australia is tired of waiting for the government to make up its mind on retirement incomes policy and has demanded the government step up with some clarity on what the regulations will be. Speaking at the 2011 SPAA SMSF National Conference ...

Performance fees more popular: Morningstar

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2011
The lure of performance fees harks back to ancient Phoenician sea captains who kept a fifth of the profits from successful voyages, a piece of history invoked by Alfred Winslow Jones, inventor of hedge funds, when he took 20 per cent of the profits. ...

Legalsuper employer contribs jump 15 pc

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2011
Boutique legal industry super fund legalsuper reported a 15 per cent jump in employer contributions for the six months to 31 December 2010, reinforcing the rising inflows they attracted in 2009. The inflow momentum has seen them increase their contributions ...

Rise of 'climate sensitive' asset allocation: Mercer

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2011
Superannuation funds are being encouraged to embrace the investment opportunities brought on by climate change by investing in so called 'climate sensitive assets'. Climate change could account for 10 per cent of investment portfolio risk over the next ...

BNP enjoys wealth lift

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2011
BNP Paribas' Wealth and Asset Management division reported an 8.4 per cent increase in revenues for the December quarter. The division, which sits within BNP Paribas Investment Solutions, posted revenues of a,-905 million ($1.2 billion), up from a,-834 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2011
The Australian market has received positive leads from diverse markets in offshore trading overnight, with all key securities indices higher, as well as precious and industrial metals and oil. On the ASX 24 at 0828 AEDT, the March share price index ...

Trouble not terribly troubling

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2011
Dip buyers are coming out on top in the current financial market stakes. Perhaps they're even secretly hoping for a repeat of that 1.8 per cent one-day drop in the S&P 500 index late last month - back when Egyptians first tried to prise Pharaoh Mubarak's ...

ASIC rules to fix disputes faster

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2011
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has released new regulatory guidance that will help financial planners and insurers settle simple disputes with their clients. The guidance issued today will affect financial services licensees ...