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CFS outlines post-awards plans

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014
... post-awards strategy will be based on its existing strategy to gain employers not covered by awards. "We've got a sales team for the IFA market that predominantly operates through consultants and financial advisers," she said. "Typically a consultant ...

FEATURE: Advisers go solo

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014

Aged care likely to cost more after July 1

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2014
... at the individual circumstances, but the general consensus is that aged care is going to cost more," Austock Life head of IFA product and relationships Richard Atkins told Financial Standard. He explained that those going to aged care before July 1 ...

Investec launches banking products for advisers

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2013
... "Financial advisers are a unique group of clients with a distinct set of banking requirements," Investec Australia head of IFA distribution Gareth Bird said. "There have been very few banking solutions developed to specifically help financial advisers ...

Niche super funds cooperate to avoid merging

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013
As compliance costs for super funds skyrocket, small super funds are cooperating to find ways of achieving scale without having to merge, according to IFAA trustee services manager Michael Corcoran. Corcoran, who provides secretariat and advisory services ...

BT's stranglehold on platforms weakens

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2013

Suncorp Life set for overhaul after 76% profit plunge

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2013
... to sales through the advice channel and, at the same time, it will create "a sustainable advice business, having addressed IFA remuneration and product complexity." It intends to deliver double-digit returns on capital by changing the business mix, the ...

Provisio launches free online trial for IFAs

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2013
... technology firm's advice tools had been used by major superannuation funds, but the company has now packaged the software into an IFA-friendly format. Cameron O'Sullivan, chief executive of Provisio, said free access will allow many advisers to use optimised ...

COIN mulls Revex acquisition

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013
Technology provider Rubik Financial has entered into a non-binding term sheet with Revex Solutions that contains an option for COIN to acquire Revex and a four year exclusive reseller agreement with Revex. Both parties have agreed to negotiate on an ...

Rubik to purchase Visor Desktop from Macquarie

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2013
... Desktop) from Macquarie's Banking and Financial Services Group. "The acquisition of Visor broadens Rubik's presence into the IFA market, complements the recently announced acquisition of Provisio and means that Rubik is the sole provider of COIN based ...