12:00 AM | CommInsure has been crowned Life Company of the Year 2009 at the Plan For Life/Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) Life Company of the Year 2009 Awards as voted by advisers.
5 March 2010 | With the advice industry at a cross roads, there is an opportunity for all of us in the industry to strengthen our position in the market. Praemium’s inaugural Business Solutions Conference will help you prepare - Wednesday, 10 March 2010, Star City, Sydney. Hear from experts in the industry such as Dr Don Stammer, Paul Resnik, Arthur Naoumidis and Sue Viskovic to name a few, and make this the best $50 you spend this year.
23 February 2010 | Do you have clients in their 60s, 70s or 80s who can no longer afford their escalating life policy premiums? Or clients whose circumstances have changed so that they no longer see sufficient value in their life insurance policy? If so, this pioneering life settlements service definitely deserves your attention
2 February 2010 | For the past two years, Colonial First State’s FirstChoice has been rated best platform by financial advisers*, and it’s not hard to see why. Through FirstNet Adviser it delivers online functionality that is in a class of its own.
17 November 2009 | Macquarie has been a leader in cash management since we introduced Australia’s first CMT 30 years ago. The next evolution, Macquarie’s Cash Management Account (CMA), will mirror the RBA cash rate until March 2012, updating the rate within one week of any change*.
3 November 2009 | ING has officially opened the new ING MoneyForLife investment funds for business. The unique funds address the problem of running out of income in retirement by guaranteeing income for life, regardless of how long clients live or how the markets perform.
27 October 2009 | The interest rate cycle appears to be on the rise again and we want you to make the most of it. That's why we are offering you a decidedly unambiguous rate on Macquarie's Cash Management Account: we'll mirror the RBA cash rate until March 2012*.
22 October 2009 | Colonial First State's Australian Share - Core Fund has delivered superior performance over the long term in both rising and falling markets. In fact this Australian large cap share fund has delivered top quartile performance over the past two, three and five years*.
20 October 2009 | Fixed interest assets, like fixed-rate bonds and term deposits, are worth less to investors when interest rates rise - after all, why would you lock in an interest rate today when you could be rewarded with higher interest rates down the track? 2 comments
15 October 2009 | Join us to learn about ING MoneyForLife, a market first solution that offers your clients a guaranteed income for life and new opportunities for your business.
13 October 2009 | A discerning adviser with a keen eye for quality instantly recognises the hallmarks of a great fund manager: long-term vision, unwavering conviction, plus of course a superior track record.
1 October 2009 | With unparalleled flexibility, Riskfirst 'mix & match' offers advisers ultimate control and a system that demonstrates the next generation in risk technology.
17 September 2009 | Asia continues to command a significant presence in world economics and is anticipated to continue growing over the coming decades. With the region accounting for one quarter of the world’s GDP, and growth projected to continue in the long term, it is difficult to ignore the investment opportunity Asia presents.
12:00 AM | ING has added two new protected funds to its OneAnswer platform: the ING Protected Growth Fund No.2 and the ING Protected AUS 50 Fund. Unlike many capital protected investments, clients have access to their investment at any time. The funds also provide the added advantage of a rising level of capital protection to secure any previous gains.
25 August 2009 | In a year that has seen some of the toughest share market conditions in memory, the Colonial First State Imputation Fund's performance is 8% above the index this year.
4 August 2009 | WriteAway is the fastest way to process CommInsure policy applications. An online system customised for speed, WriteAway reduces the time it takes to process your clients' policies from 4 weeks to 20 minutes, which means faster commissions for you.
30 July 2009 | The AMP Capital Corporate Bond Fund aims to provide investors with regular monthly distributions and total returns greater than government bonds.
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30 June 2009 | National Australia Bank has launched NAB Cash Manager, a new cash management product designed to assist financial advisers and investors to manage cash flow in one central account.
25 June 2009 | Super Alpha Fund 1 provides investors with access to Alternative Investment strategies which invest in over 100 international markets across a diverse range of sectors from financial markets including bonds, currencies, equities and interest rates to commodity markets including agricultural, energy and metal markets.
9 June 2009 | To sit alongside FirstChoice, Australia's most popular platform*, FirstWrap, Australia's best full service wrap^, has been launched. FirstWrap is a premium new platform, designed for your clients with more sophisticated investment needs.
28 May 2009 | ING's OneCare has been newly enhanced with a range of innovative product and underwriting improvements. These are complemented by a smarter, faster and even more convenient OneCare Express.
21 May 2009 | The HFA International Shares Fund(ISF)'s underlying investment, the Lighthouse Global Long/Short Fund is leading the industry as one of the first fund of hedge funds to transition wholly to...
7 May 2009 | Life Company of the Year, Asteron, announces its latest product and underwriting updates. New offers for solicitors, accountants, farmers and part-time employees are designed to help advisers capitalise on opportunities within key client segments. Asteron has also introduced premium discounts where certain underwriting exclusions apply.
9 April 2009 | ING's OneAnswer platform has been enhanced with online services for advisers to transact online and perform client reporting with greater speed and efficiency. This is the first of several initiatives being delivered in 2009 for OneAnswer to make it even easier for advisers to do business with ING.