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Maritime gives members a work out

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 FEB 2011
Maritime Super has launched an online education program called 'the gym', joining the growing number of super funds eager to help their members know more about how to manage their savings. The gym is designed to make members 'financially fit' according ...

ASIC strikes $67.45m in Westpoint settlement

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 FEB 2011
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has reached a settlement agreement, handing investors in the Westpoint Group an additional $67.45 million in compensation. The latest stage of the litigation process was carried out on behalf ...

ASIC outlines philosophy behind policy framework

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 FEB 2011
Financial planners who continue to think holistic advice is the default advice model are holding themselves back from seizing emerging opportunities, an ASIC report said. Early in January, ASIC released their Access to Financial Advice report that outlined ...

BetaShares launches currency ETF

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 1 FEB 2011
New Sydney-based exchange traded fund (ETF) provider BetaShares has launched a new ETF in Australia that tracks the performance of the US dollar relative to the local currency. Trading under the ASX Code 'USD', BetaShares U.S. Dollar ETF tracks the ...

Westpac to launch more structured products for SMSFs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 1 FEB 2011
Westpac has flagged plans to launch a number of structured investments over the next 12 months, starting this month with the release of self-funding instalments (SFIs) designed for SMSFs. SFIs are ASX-listed products that allow investors to buy shares ...

Kingston Capital joins FSP

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2011
Kingston Capital will join Financial Services Partners (FSP) with plans to extend its product range, while separating its advice function from its funds management business. Kingston Capital, which deals largely with actively managed share portfolios ...

New chapter for ASET and FMD

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2011
ASET Wealth Management and FMD Group usher in 2011 as stand-alone practices, cutting ties with their previous owners and signing on to dealer group services provider Paragem. ASET Wealth, formally WalterTurnbull Financial Planning, has separated from ...

AMP FP names head of product research

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JAN 2011
Following former AMP Financial Planning research manager's Brendan Irwin departure last month, the group has promoted Lucie McFarlane to head of product research for AMP and Hillross. McFarlane will begin her new role next week. AMP said McFarlane's ...

Intra-fund opens new doors for advisers

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JAN 2011
Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) chief executive Richard Klipin said that while many of AFA's members are rightly concerned about the unintended consequences of the 'intra-fund advice' model, there are some upsides. Intra-funds are traditionally ...

Three in five advisers opt out of opt-in: research

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 28 JAN 2011
Research published last week reveals fierce resistance from financial advisers to adopt the proposed annual 'opt-in' reforms, arguing the approach could do more damage than not to their clients' portfolios and impose more compliance burden on their ...