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AMP SMSF completes leadership team

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2012
AMP SMSF has appointed Samantha Clarke as director, SMSF Solutions, reporting to AMP SMSF managing director Paul Sainsbury, effective August 13. Clarke joins the newly formed business unit from AMP Capital where she was head of marketing. Her appointment ...

Direct investors prefer scaled advice

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2012
Almost 60% of direct investors are interested in scaled advice, with the majority of those preferring to receive that advice from a financial adviser rather than their super fund. These were among the findings of CoreData survey results released today ...

Value still key in insurance

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2012
The remuneration components of the Future of Financial Advice reforms may be distracting from the needs of consumers when it comes to insurance, said Brett Clarke, chief executive officer, retail life, TAL. "We talk a lot about FOFA and remuneration ...

Regulators on post-Trio watch

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2012
Australia's corporate watchdog said it has learnt some lessons in the wake of the Trio fraud, and plans to be more proactive. While admitting that the Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) could never guarantee that a similar scenario ...

UK consumers won't pay for advice

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2012
Fee for service will increase the UK's 'advice gap', said consultancy firm Deloitte after analysing the results of a consumer survey into whether consumers would be willing to pay up-front for advice. The research was based on a survey of more than ...

GESB appoints new member director

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2012
Glen Townsing has been appointed to the board of WA public sector super fund GESB as a member director. He replaces Derek Spray who recently retired after serving as a member director since 2003. Townsing is a senior developer at the WA Department of ...

ASIC cancel Morrison Carr AFSL

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2012
Australian Securities & Investments Commission has cancelled the Australian financial services and credit license of Morrison Carr Financial Services following a surveillance of the national planning business The sole director of Morrison Carr Financial ...

Independent dealer groups on efficiency drive

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2012
Against the backdrop of FOFA and a new cost approach to advice, independent dealer groups are increasingly focused on efficiency and supporting clients across segments. Chris Stevens, general manager of Colonial First State Custom Solutions said dealer ...

AMP Capital, Macquarie internalise infra JV

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2012
AMP Capital, Macquarie Capital Group and DUET Group have agreed to internalise the management of DUET - an ASX-listed investor in regulated energy utility assets in Australia. DUET was established in June 2003 as wholesale unit trusts. In August 2004 ...

North to offer bank deposit rebates

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2012
AMP is set to offer clients a rebate on term deposit administration fees on its North platform until the end of the year. North is a comprehensive full service platform that includes multi-manager funds, managed funds, online direct share trading, exchange ...