Exclusive world-class insurance offer for Australian professionals

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PPS Mutual announced yesterday it will soon be opening its doors as a historic entrant to Australia’s $7.5 billion* retail life risk insurance sector. Targeting a market of over 500,000 select... Read more continue reading

Bonds still have a role in diversified portfolios: AB

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Despite bond yields at historical lows and interest rates rising in the US, bonds still have a role to play in diversified portfolios as a way of mitigating the shocks... Read more continue reading

Parametric announces new Liquid Alternative Strategy

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Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC (Parametric), a majority owned subsidiary of Eaton Vance Corp., has announced the addition of a new Liquid Alternative strategy to their suite of Volatility Risk Premium (VRP)... Read more continue reading

Zurich launches LIF support Blueprints

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Zurich Financial Services Australia (Zurich) will this week launch its LIF support package for financial advisers, via a national roadshow. The ‘Blueprints for the Future’ comprise five pillars of LIF... Read more continue reading

The TAL Risk Academy 2016 program launched

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TAL is committed to the continued education of advice professionals and has revealed its program for 2016. The spotlight on the professional standards of the advice profession is front and... Read more continue reading

Path to recession isn’t definite, but it’s getting clearer

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With the U.S. expansion reaching almost seven years of age, business balance sheets worsening and credit market debt to equity increasing, there is mounting concern that we are headed towards... Read more continue reading

SMSF trustees sell-down top stocks in favour of international equities

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SMSF trustees are reducing their exposure to the top 10 stocks and increasing investments in international equities through managed funds, according to the latest Multiport SMSF Investment Patterns Survey. In... Read more continue reading

AIA Australia makes digital investment to improve customer engagement with life insurance

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Life insurer AIA Australia has launched the next phase of its plans to change the way people think about and engage with life insurance through the relaunch of its website... Read more continue reading

Gender gap still exists for SMSF women trustees

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A new research study jointly released by Commonwealth Bank  and the SMSF Association has uncovered significant findings including differences between the behaviours and confidence levels of men and women SMSF trustees.... Read more continue reading

Capitalising on the Pacific Decade – Taking the long-term view on China

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“History doesn’t repeat itself, but it does rhyme” – often attributed to Mark Twain (1835-1910) For investors outside China, whether they have holdings in Chinese shares or not, coming to... Read more continue reading