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ASX targets ETF growth market

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2010
... currently do." He said the business would focus on producing more education material on ETFs for institutions, financial planners and retail investors. Murphy spoke at the launch of Australian Index Investments' (Aii) resources sector ETF, which is expected ...

Risk commission debate heats up

RUTH LIEW AND ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2010
... "Rather than seeking to transform the financial planning industry into a profession, the FPA is advocating that financial planners return to their 1980s roots as an insurance product sales force. "It's hard to believe that the FPA cares about the cost ...

AXA revamps platform service

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2010
... The Wealth.net platform is now referred to as the Bluedoor platform. The idea behind the move is to provide financial planners with an online platform that is easy to update and relatively cheap to administer, said Steve Burgess, general manager of platforms ...

Sunsuper restructures advice services

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2010
... There will also be a super advice team who will manage limited personal advice enquiries and referrals to the financial planners. The structure will also incorporate the financial planners in the On Track team who will manage the needs of those who have ...

Planners as fiduciaries to drive industry growth

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2010
Financial planners stand to more than double their average revenue from $169k to $363k and help increase national savings by $117 billion in 15 years, but only if the Government pushes through with industry reforms including a legal requirement that ...

Schroders scoops intl equities mandate

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2010
... international equities in the September quarter of last year, according to Rainmaker - a sign that super funds and financial planners may be putting their faith in the asset class to perform in the next year.

FPA launches anonymous reporting service

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2010
... Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, would allow the FPA to obtain vital information necessary to take action. Consumers and financial planners can access the service through the association's website under 'lodge a complaint'. Each report may not lead to a formal ...

Super Concepts overhauls website

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2010
Super Concepts has revamped its website to allow financial planners easier access to technical research and plans to provide a separate login area for specialist advisers. Joanne Powell, national marketing manager at SuperConcepts, said the website ...

AXA overseas recruitment drive slows

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2010
... across the two countries since 2007. AXA received more than 280 applications from South African and the UK financial planners up until April last year and, from that number, had hired 13 planners to move to Australia. Paul Williams, national manager ...

Challenger income and index fund boost profit

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2010
... reach $996 million during this time. On the retail side, its Guaranteed Income fund (GIF) was well supported by financial planners and clients. Total assets under management (AUM) rose 12 per cent to $22.9 billion on the prior corresponding period while ...