TAL calls for “affordable” pricing of life insurance

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 Level premiums just like “fixed” rate mortgages In the wake of the interim Financial System Inquiry report, Australia’s largest life insurer TAL is calling for greater recognition of the “affordable”... Read more continue reading

Zurich says AREIT investors must buy the best properties on the street, not the whole street

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Zurich Financial Services Australia (Zurich) contests recent commentary on the merits of active management in the increasingly buoyant Australian Real Estate Investment Trusts (AREITs) market, instead believing that the uneven... Read more continue reading

The importance of work in health recovery

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Australia’s largest life insurer TAL has become a signatory to the Australasian Consensus Statement on the Health Benefits of Work. TAL Chief Customer Service and Operations Officer Penny Coates said:... Read more continue reading

Investec Australia Property Fund announces $65.5 million acquisition in Brisbane

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Investec Australia Property Fund (“IAPF” or the “Fund”) has announced the Fund’s third acquisition since listing late in 2013, with the purchase of an office development newly completed in July... Read more continue reading

Healthcare property continues to show value

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The Australian Unity Healthcare Property Trust (HPT) has acquired the Brisbane Waters Private Hospital on the New South Wales Central Coast for $16.175 million. The property is forecast to deliver... Read more continue reading

Insync’s Global Titans Fund accepted onto CFS’s FirstWrap

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Insync’s fund offer ‘growth with protection’ for investors going offshore by utilising equity derivatives to dynamically protect investors in downturns. Insync have a proven strategy of generating consistent returns with... Read more continue reading

Video: Estate Planning

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With an ageing population and increasing divorce rates, the demand for estate planning solutions will continue to grow rapidly in both the short and long-term. For many advisers, the term... Read more continue reading

Zurich partners with AdviserLogic to deliver adviser efficiency boost

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Zurich Financial Services Australia (Zurich) – the first life insurer to offer daily data feeds – yesterday announced the extension of this facility to users of the AdviserLogic platform. Effective... Read more continue reading

BT Financial Group first Australian Avaloq customer to go live

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Going live with the Avaloq Banking Suite on new BT Panorama Operating Platform creates new opportunities for Avaloq to enter the global wealth ‘Platform’ market. The Avaloq group, an international leader in... Read more continue reading

Infrastructure outperforms long term forecasts

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Lonsec finds investors benefit from active investment approach Investment in listed infrastructure funds has continued to grow over the past year, buoyed by strong long term performance, increasing investor awareness... Read more continue reading