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Plan For Life the latest researcher to launch web-based comparisons

Plan For Life, the actuarial and research house, is the latest research group to roll out a web-based super fund comparison tool for dealer groups. Simon Solomon, managing director of Plan For Life said the online tool will track not just fees but the ...

NAB bundles home loans with insurance

National Australia Bank (NAB), together with its subsidiary MLC, has brought to market a new product called the Protected Loan, a combined mortgage and insurance package. Underinsurance is a huge problem in Australia. The Protected Loan is aimed at ...

IFSA to pressure Government for super tax breaks

IFSA will renew the push for the Government to cut front-end superannuation tax, saying such incentives would stem the current retirement savings gap of $452 billion to less than half of its current size. IFSA's Richard Gilbert said high on the agenda ...

Flexibility but at a great price - the Virgin Mortgages way

Virgin Mortgages is targeting Gen X and Y consumers who want a good value deal with well priced but useful features rather than just the cheapest product. Interim CEO David Baxby said that the loan's appeal is all "in the detail" as Virgin is not competing ...

Planners advised to plan ahead on succession

Financial planners might be able to help you with your retirement but when it comes to their own succession planning they could do with some help from business experts. AXA has launched its merger, acquisition and succession planning initiative 'GROW' ...

Pengana EL Fund moves to 'highly recommended'

Pengana's Emerging Leaders Fund has been upgraded to "highly recommended" by Lonsec. The improved rating makes Pengana's small cap fund one of only two to carry the highly recommended rating from Lonsec. The fund was formed 18 months ago and was originally ...

Sunsuper number two departs

Sunsuper's deputy CIO has left the group after "unforeseen" management changes left the role void. Bev Durston, former deputy CIO of Sunsuper, departed the group at the end of February this year, after only 17 months in the job that she was brought ...

Virgin home loan spices up mortgage lending

Competition is about to heat up in the home loan market after Virgin Money launched its much-anticipated home loan product which promises a low 6.59 per cent variable interest rate, a 'repayment holiday' option and savings of over $25,000. Virgin Money ...

Lonsdale close to 110-planner target, adds risk specialists

Lonsdale Financial Group is on its way to becoming a 110-strong network of financial planning practices in two to three years thanks to its recent spate of additions. "We're pretty close to 80 financial planner firms and there are about 174 advisers ...

Virgin Money on the hunt for new CEO

Virgin Money is on the lookout for a new CEO after it announced that its founding managing director Rohan Gamble has resigned. The news comes only a few days before Virgin founder Sir Richard Branson arrives to launch Virgin's third financial offering ...