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UK adviser offered 50% PI discounts

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2012
UK wealth intermediary group Tenet has introduced a 50% discount on the cost of professional indemnity (PI) insurance for advisers promoting risk-rated multi-asset funds. Tenet, a large fee for service intermediary support services group that works ...

Talkin' bout my generation

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2012
Two leading industry associations expect the next generation of advice clients to be attracted to financial advisers possessing the right soft skills, industry-specific education and strong ethics. The differences between the service offerings of Gen ...

Tyndall seeks opportunity in loan market restructure

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2012
Super funds should seize the opportunity to become a pool of capital sitting alongside banks in the private debt market, according to Tyndall AM. Tim Martin, Tyndall's head of alternative assets said the re-development of loan markets is a global theme ...

Austock seeks liquidity for shareholders who want out

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2012
The Austock Group has announced plans for an on-market buy-back of up to 27 million fully paid ordinary shares, approximately 20% of its total shares on issue. Bill Bessemer, Austock Group chief executive offer, said that the buy-back was to provide ...

Double A USA - the scare that wasn't

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2012
... spokesman for another somebody) - German government spokesman Georg Streiter - hinted of Germany's apparent support for the ECB's plan to buy EU bonds. There's hope once more! Speaking of hope, Sunday (5 August) marked the anniversary when Standard & ...

BT Wrap adds Legg Mason real income fund

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2012
The BT Wrap platform has added the Legg Mason Australian Real Income Fund on the back of increased adviser demand for income options. "The Legg Mason Australian Real Income Fund is designed to provide an income solution for investors wanting more than ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher following a strong surge on Wall Street on Friday after better-than-expected jobs figures boosted sentiment. At 0752 AEST on Monday, the September share price index futures contract was up 58 points at ...

FSC launches life commission claw-back

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012
... could see advisers repay 100% of their remuneration from the insurer if the policy lapses within the first year. The broader plan means advisers are responsible for the insurance policy for three years, with the policy working on a tiered commission ...

A question of survival

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012
Lawmakers have stepped up and have responded to the history of product flogging in wealth management, leading to an inflection point where the only fund managers that will survive are those willing to reinvent their business. Fund managers will either ...

Annuities regaining acceptance: Challenger

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012
Life annuities sales have increased rapidly following the GFC's onslaught on retirement assets, but investors and advisers are still wary about what happens to their capital if they don't live long enough to exhaust the annuity. "We now sell in a month ...