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IFAs to benefit from budget

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
The 2015 budget's $5.5 billion jobs and small business package will benefit independent financial advice businesses, according to industry commentators. The package includes a 1.5% tax cut for all small business (incorporated or not), a 5% tax discount ...

Xpress Super grows online trading suite

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2015
... fixed fee," she said. She added, "Xpress Super was designed for the DIY Investor, but due to overwhelming demand from the IFA market, we have now included platforms utilised within their businesses which expands our clientele to those of Financial Advisory ...

Small tech providers tempt aligned advisers to defect

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014
Aligned advisers are finding large platforms slow to react to the changing environment, with some starting to "defect" and to small independent providers, AdviceInnovation members said. "People are beginning to defect. A couple years ago there wasn't ...

BT grows life insurance team

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014
... BT's new regional manager for New South Wales and the ACT. He will lead the business development team operating across the IFA, aligned and bank adviser channels. Meanwhile, Rachel Leong has joined BT as product technical manager, life insurance. Leong ...

Planners keen to leave big dealer groups

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2014
... Financial Planning Services Australia (FPSA) and also establishing AFSL's for financial planning firms that wish to operate as an IFA under their own License." He said 23 advice firms and 45 advisers had expressed an interest in joining FPSA. He said ...

HUB24 hits $1bn milestone amid rapid growth

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2014
... on more than $2.5 billion of client funds. "Paragem is now incredibly well positioned and equipped to be a landing pad for IFA practices seeking a non-conflicted APL while accessing technology which will effectively leapfrog traditional wrap platforms," ...

Netwealth overhauls adviser technology

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2014
... said. At the same time the group has also established two Adviser technology committees, with representatives formed from the IFA market and netwealth dealer owned Financial Planning Services Australia. "The establishment of the Adviser technology committees ...

Retirement innovation deadlock continues

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2014
... does not have an established retail distribution network like competitors AMP and MLC, and therefore opted to go through the IFA route. Parry said he thinks this lack of experience may have put MetLife off at the last minute. "I can only guess that perhaps ...

Beacon approves DomaCom fractional property fund

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2014
... (APL). DomaCom's property fund was launched in February and was aimed at meeting the needs of the independent financial advice (IFA) sector. "IFAs such as the Beacon Financial Group are our target market because the fund caters for their business model ...

BT Financial Group posts 21% profit rise

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2014
The performance of BT Financial Group has boosted Westpac Group's half-year results, with the division reporting cash earnings of $438 million, a 21% increase on the same period last year. BT Financial Group chief executive Brad Cooper attributed the ...