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Complaints against planners fall

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2010
The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has received less complaints against investments and financial planners in the past year, new figures show. Alison Maynard, investments, life insurance and superannuation ombudsman, said the number of investment ...

ANZ drops ING brand for OnePath

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2010
ING's brand will be phased out as ANZ renames ING's specialist funds management and life insurances businesses in Australia and New Zealand as OnePath. Products and services under the acquired ING Australia business will come under the OnePath brand. ...

Count chooses Outplan for paraplanning

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2010
Count Financial has selected Outplan as the sole provider of its paraplanning services to 900 advisers. Outplan, which has been working with Count for more than three years in a more limited capacity, will now provide paraplanning services across the ...

One in four retail fund members to switch: CHOICE

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2010
One in four retail super fund members are considering switching to other super options because they are dissatisfied with the fees, customer service or investment options, CHOICE research found. Choice's survey of 1,400 members in June showed 23 per ...

FPA and RIAA team up for planners

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2010
The Financial Planning Association of Australia pairs up with the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) to promote responsible investment advice to its members. The partnership is part of the FPA's push to improve educational opportunities ...

Mid-Morning Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2010
The Australian stock market has opened higher, led by strong gains in the resources sector and helped by a positive night on offshore bourses. At 1015 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 38.5 points, or 0.85 per cent, at 4,580.1 points, while ...

T. Rowe Price hires adviser BDM

COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2010
... manager continues to invest in its personnel to better serve the local market. "Dale's hire is a continuation of this long-term plan," he said. This follows the group's announcement last month of an Australian equities operation, hiring former Schroder ...

Wealthtrac broadens share trading services

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2010
Platform provider Wealthtrac has launched a new share trading facility that allows advisers to choose from six panel brokers, including JB Were, Morgan Stanley and RBS Morgans. Matthew Johnson, chief executive and managing director of Wealthtrac, said ...

TOWER Aus hits $1bn insurance milestone

PRESS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2010
... TOWER Australia is the largest non-bank specialist life insurer in the local market and fourth largest overall, according to Plan for Life figures at the end of March. Jim Minto, managing director at TOWER Australia, said the move to one product, Accelerated ...

MySuper gets Government tick

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2010
... Prudential Regulation Authority to operate the MySuper fund. "The MySuper reforms are part of the Gillard Labor Government's plan for a stronger economy and are the next phase of Labor's reforms to our national superannuation system," noted a statement ...