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Retirement innovation deadlock continues

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2014
... does not have an established retail distribution network like competitors AMP and MLC, and therefore opted to go through the IFA route. Parry said he thinks this lack of experience may have put MetLife off at the last minute. "I can only guess that perhaps ...

Beacon approves DomaCom fractional property fund

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2014
... (APL). DomaCom's property fund was launched in February and was aimed at meeting the needs of the independent financial advice (IFA) sector. "IFAs such as the Beacon Financial Group are our target market because the fund caters for their business model ...

BT Financial Group posts 21% profit rise

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2014
The performance of BT Financial Group has boosted Westpac Group's half-year results, with the division reporting cash earnings of $438 million, a 21% increase on the same period last year. BT Financial Group chief executive Brad Cooper attributed the ...

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 ...