China’s economic transition takes another positive step with reserve currency status

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The decision by the IMF to include the renminbi into the Special Drawing Rights (SDR) currency basket is another positive step in the ongoing and long-term transition and liberalisation of... Read more continue reading

China to ‘focus on currency stability’ in face of inflows of up to US$3 trillion

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Yesterday’s announcement that China will join the reserve currency basket of the International Monetary Fund is only one aspect of a process that could channel up to US$3 trillion ($4.2... Read more continue reading

AIA Australia revamps eClaims initiative with Sunsuper

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One of Australia’s biggest super and retirement businesses, Sunsuper, in conjunction with their key insurance partner AIA Australia, yesterday announced the launch of a new initiative that will allow fund members,... Read more continue reading

Can’t get life insurance? Technology may be partly to blame

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Data collected over a three-year period by lifeinsurancedirect.com.au suggests that it’s now harder to get all forms of life insurance – life, income protection, trauma and total and permanent disability... Read more continue reading

Why investing for total return, not relative return, makes sense

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Like most asset classes, real estate offers investors a total return, comprising income and capital gain. Over time, the capital gain of a property asset reflects the growth in underlying... Read more continue reading

Two Chinas are better than one for careful investors

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Investors seeking a balanced perspective on risk and opportunity in China should set aside outdated perceptions of the country as a manufacturing juggernaut and think of it instead as “two... Read more continue reading

Casting mortgages in a new light

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Contributory mortgage funds have addressed the problems which have affected the pooled mortgage funds of the past, and offer excellent income opportunities for investors, said Roy Prasad, head of mortgages... Read more continue reading

Technology challenges uppermost in minds of Australian super funds

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Australian super funds plan to substantially increase their spend on technology in 2016 as funds grapple with the challenges and opportunities presented by rapid technological change, according to Australia’s leading... Read more continue reading

Simplicity, affordability and sustainability: Zurich reduces Term & TPD rates and unveils new Income Protection products

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Zurich Financial Services Australia (Zurich) yesterday announced a number of changes to its retail life insurance offering, designed to help advisers position themselves for the forthcoming Life Insurance Framework (LIF) transition,... Read more continue reading

1,000 advisers join AIA Australia’s transition to hybrid program

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Leading life insurer AIA Australia yesterday announced that more than 1,000 advisers have now signed on to its popular transition to hybrid program, supporting them as they transition to the new... Read more continue reading