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Christmas deadline for FOFA clarity: ANZ

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2011
... before implementation costs double. Paul Barrett, ANZ general manager advice and distribution, told reporters in Sydney yesterday that time is ticking on the reform timeline and said a 12 month transition period would alleviate concerns. "If you don't ...

Snowball re-brands for future

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2011
... known as SFG Australia. The name change was approved by shareholders at the group's annual general meeting in Sydney yesterday, after being given the green light by the regulator. SFG Australia managing director Tony Fenning told Financial Standard the ...

Adviser fee structures hit the spotlight

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2011
Fee structures for financial advisers was a hot topic at a national roadshow in Sydney yesterday with revelations that asset-based fees could not be charged on geared clients. Stewart Bell, executive consultant from Elixir Consulting, gave a detailed ...

A minute to midnight sees super funds merge

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2011
... Graeme Russell, chief executive officer of First Super at the Mergers & Acquisitions for Super Funds conference in Sydney yesterday. Russell, who has helped five funds transition into two, had many war stories about the merger process. "You've got to ...

Minister faces down advisers over opt-in, risk

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2011
... firmly rejecting criticisms. The tension was palpable at the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) luncheon in Sydney yesterday, with advisers reminded to be polite in their questions. Emotions have run high since advisers embarked on a campaign of ...

ASFA and FTSE launch super GST index

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2011
... as the basis for creating products such as ETFs, the super funds association said. At the lunchtime launch in Sydney yesterday, Donald Keith, deputy CEO of FTSE, said the tailored benchmarks would provide a clearer picture to members of a fund's performance ...

Levy to fund $15m ad campaign

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2011
... constitutional changes and detailed its new $15 million advertising campaign yesterday. Speaking to 220 members in Sydney yesterday, Mark Rantall, chief executive, said he wanted to increase public respect for financial planners. Rantall showcased the ...

CFS slashes entry bar to wholesale platform

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2011
... their unit prices. Flanked by top management, Brian Bissaker, chief executive, told a lunchtime media briefing in Sydney yesterday that from April 11, the minimum amount needed to invest in the FirstChoice Wholesale platform would be reduced from $100,000 ...

AFA promotes Make A Plan

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2011
... network an update on the association's initiatives, including the Make A Plan campaign, at the GenXt Roadshow in Sydney yesterday. Speaking at the event, chief executive Richard Klipin spoke of the year ahead for advisers and what the AFA will do to ...

More turbulence ahead: De Bever

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2010
... comments in a wideranging presentation to the Investment Management Consultants Association (IMCA) conference in Sydney yesterday. De Bever's presence at the conference marks one of his rare visits after his surprise departure from VFMC in 2008 (staying ...