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Individual cover through super, key to insurance recovery

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014
The real opportunity for the insurance industry lies in encouraging consumers to enhance their default life risk cover within their superannuation, MetLife and Financial Services Council (FSC) research has concluded. "The real challenge for the industry ...

Industry funds spend millions on advertising

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2014
... new members primarily through aligned advisers and bank branch advice, industry funds traditionally have no alternative channel to gain new members other than through awards and established employer relationships. Download the March 10 issue of the Financial ...

ClearView appoints former MLC BDM of the Year

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014
ClearView Wealth (ClearView) A has A expanded its financial adviser channel with the appointment a new state manager for NSW and the ACT. Kathryn Williamson has been appointed State Manager - NSW/ACT. Williamson has worked in financial services for ...

MySuper authorisations reaches 117

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014
... the Law Employees Super Fund. These latest MySuper authorisations also mark the entry of Towers Watson into the market channel as an operator and adviser to the corporate super fund sector. AMP remains the largest player in the MySuper market with nine ...

CFS outlines post-awards plans

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014
... "Typically a consultant or a financial adviser will do a comparison of funds on behalf of the adviser." However, this channel is under threat, as these advisers have traditionally taken ongoing commissions from the super funds they recommended in exchange ...

Removal of super from awards top priority: FSC

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2014
... financial advice, et cetera." If the Fair Work Commission was taken out of the process there would no longer be any official channel for determining whether a fund was the best one for a particular industry. Garcia also argued that by taking super out ...

S&P DJI eyes aligned advice groups with new role

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014
... a better understanding of how that network works and how we can be involved." As ETFs are retail products, the advice channel could potentially open up a large number of new clients. However, Davies said SPDJI is also sounding out the institutional super ...

More Australians opt for advice through super

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2014
Superannuation funds, and industry funds in particular, are on track to becoming the favoured channel for consumers seeking financial advice, according to a new survey by Investment Trends. The Investment Trends September 2013 Advice Report found that ...

Bravura to administer TAL super software

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2014
... Gillespie said. He added that Sonata will enable TAL to reduce complexity and accelerate business innovation. "As a multi-channel organisation that provides access to products both directly and through advisors, enhanced integration between our front ...

Planners shy away from margin lending advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2014
... next year rising 9% in September 2013. The research showed the total outstanding margin debt from the financial planner channel falling to $4.4 billion in September 2013, down 13% since December 2012. At the same time, the direct investor channel rose ...