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Direct life outpaced by group sector

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2015
Life insurance sales are dominated by the group sector and direct insurers are struggling to keep pace, according to Rice Warner head of consulting and research Jenni Baxter. Commenting on Rice Warner's Direct Insurance Report 2015, Baxter described ...

Kinetic Super appoints board director

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2015
Kinetic Super has appointed a new independent director to its board to replace John Plummer, who is retiring following the completion of his second and final term. Jodie Leonard is a non-executive director and a management consultant, as well as a strategic ...

S&P warns banks on cyber risk

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2015
Standard & Poor's has warned the global banking industry that it may soon factor cyber-security risk into its credit rating services. In a new report, the researcher and index provider highlighted the rising threat of cyber-attacks on banks, which it ...

AMP advice adds Van Eck ETFs

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2015
Two Van Eck exchange-traded funds have been added to the AMP approved product list. The Market Vectors Australian Equal Weight ETF and Market Vectors Australian Banks ETF will now be available to advisers at AMP Financial Planning, Charter Financial ...

Succession planning is not a waiting game

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2015
Advice practice owners should not base their succession strategy on potential economic tailwinds or favourable regulatory outcomes, according to Connect Financial Service Brokers chief executive Paul Tynan. In a statement, Tynan noted the increasing ...

SMAs on Macquarie Wrap pass $100m milestone

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2015
Separately managed accounts (SMAs) on Macquarie Wrap have passed $100 million in funds under administration in its first year. The functionality was added to Macquarie Wrap in September 2014 to provide financial advisers with access to a range of SMAs. ...

La Trobe makes swathe of new hires

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2015
Credit specialist La Trobe Financial has appointed 25 new staff and expanded to a second floor at its Collins Street headquarters in Melbourne. Fourteen of the 25 new hires, are experienced senior credit analysts and their appointments grow the company's ...

Super fees almost halved in five years

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2015
... lines, according to the latest comprehensive survey of the sector by Rainmaker. The average super fund total expense ratio (TER) has fallen from around 1.9% in the 2008/2009 financial year to just 1.16% today. Rainmaker estimates that at this rate, market-wide ...

PIMCO launches bank capital fund

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2015
Bond giant PIMCO has launched a new global bank capital fund which aims to reduce risk for investors with large exposures to the big Australian banks. The PIMCO Capital Securities Fund offers investors a long-term, strategic allocation to the global ...

Equipsuper invests in fintech, robo-advice firm

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2015
Equipsuper has invested in a fintech startup that will develop the fund's digital advice and investment platform. Clover is a Melbourne-based financial technology company that offers an automated investment service. The platform adopts a goals-based ...