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AMP upgrades wrap platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2017
... greater efficiency for advisers to manage multiple client activities simultaneously, giving them more choice in estate planning. Advisers for example, will be able to provide customers access to a range of options when nominating account beneficiaries ...

Future retirement products aided by tax exclusions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2017
... beneficiary, with benefit payments being set in a manner that does not circumvent the commutation rules or provide estate planning benefits," the explanatory memorandum reads. Factors that will be considered include the extent payments depend on the ...

Australian Unity appoints trustee GM

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2017
... responsible for developing the business building a specialist, client-focused team to provide services including estate planning; executor appointments and estate administration; financial attorney; financial and legal administration; and the establishment ...

SUPERCentral launches estate planning course

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2017
Wealth management services provider SUPERCentral is launching an estate planning course for financial advisers. The scenario-based course, Real Life Estate Plans, aims to provide advisers with the tools to meet clients' needs in estate planning as Australia ...

Australian Unity enters trustee services

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2017
... its trustee services business. Revealed in the group's interim results, Australian Unity Trustees will provide estate planning, trustee, attorney, administration, executor, estate administration, philanthropic and native title services. Managing director ...

HLB appoints director, outlines plans

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017
... particularly the 1.6 million contributions cap, a more long-term focus for the firm is assisting clients with their estate planning in a bid to prevent financial elder abuse that may arise out of bequeathed super over the cap not being able to be kept ...

La Trobe gains new ground on aged care

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2017
... have been pro-active in completing specific accreditation courses on aged care regulation, social services and estate planning. David Reed, winner of the 2015 AFA Adviser of the Year, is focusing his efforts on retirement coaching. Early this week, Financial ...

Aussie advice firm sold to US risk manager

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 5 JAN 2017
... superannuation, risk management and asset protection, investment and portfolio administration, business risk insurance, estate planning and retirement planning. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co is an international insurance brokerage and risk management services ...

Bendigo sells estates business

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 19 DEC 2016
... forming a strategic partnership with Bendigo, which includes a five-year referral arrangement where EQT will provide estate planning management and administration services for the bank. O'Brien added: "Equity Trustees has the same commitment to the values ...

HLB Mann Judd expands in WA

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016
... Sovereign Plus has strengths in financial health checks, wealth generation strategies, financial structure advice and estate planning strategy development. Sovereign Wealth was founded 28 years ago by chief executive Marie Richardson, who will be involved ...