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AFA launches its new website

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2006
... just as they are doing in their own businesses." Chief executive officer of the AFA, Richard Klipin, said the website upgrade was robust, scaleable and would service members into the future. "The members want online access and login facilities just like ...

Asteron ramps up insurance and income protection

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2006
Asteron has ramped up its life insurance and income protection offerings to try to remedy a significant shortfall in income protection for small business owners and self-employed workers. The move is in response to research conducted by Rice Walker ...

Fidelity Aust Equities Fund upgraded on third birthday

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2006
Fidelity's Australian Equities Fund has had its rating upgraded by Morningstar after growing its local investment team and laying down a track record for its first three years. Morningstar has moved the fund to a highly recommended rating, up from investment ...

HESTA boosts insurance for members

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2006
... will increase from $730 per month to $800. HESTA marketing and communications manager, Bruce Stafford, said the move to upgrade default levels of protection comes six years after the last insurance contract was struck. "There's been a lot of water under ...

Aust Unity upgrades to Pentafin

... Investments, the funds management arm of health, finance and retirement group Australian Unity, is to undergo a major IT upgrade over the next six to nine months and has dropped its previous IT partner for software group Pentafin. Mark Pratt, AUI's chief ...

Super funds to back new home equity mortgage group

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2006
... both baby boomers who are underfunded as they move into their retirement and people looking to take the next step and upgrade to a larger home. "It is suited to those that are a bit younger than 40 and above, who want to move to a bigger home. In the ...

AXA hits $10bn on platform but continues to build

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2006
AXA's Summit platform has ridden a tide of strong sales and continued support from advisers past its milestone of $10 billion in funds under administration (FUA). June and July saw AXA record all time record sales, taking FUA past the $10 billion mark ...

Supercorp adapts software to fee transparency rules

Funds administrator software developer Supercorp Australia has upgraded its flagship software SuperVisor to enable clients to produce detailed fee information on member reports, as required by law effective July of this year. "SuperVisor version 2.10 ...

CFS adds to sales team

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2006
... support and customer service on CommInsure insurance products. The appointments follow the group's decision in 2005 to upgrade its offerings, including in the area of life products, the inclusion of total and permanent disability (TPD) inside the income ...

S&P raise MEB credit rating

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2006
... billion. S&P analyst, Kate Thomson, cited growth in scale and improved profitability in 2006 as the reason behind the upgrade. "MEB's year-to-date earnings growth in 2006 is ahead of Standard & Poor's expectations, with return on assets improving to ...