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Financial advisers recognised for social media strategy

STAFF JOURNALIST  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012
Financial adviser Charles Badenach from Shadforth Financial Group won this year's Financial Standard Social Media Influence, Leadership + Excellence (SMILEYS) Scholarship, at an award ceremony yesterday. Other awards winners included Aaron Zelman who ...

Investors need mid-term protection: BT

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2012
... flexibility and confidence over a mid-term investment horizon, said Rodney Greenhalgh, head of retirement at BT Financial Group. After spending over two years working with advisers and investors, it became obvious that there was a gap in the market ...

Results show strong momentum: BT Financial Group

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2012
... adviser growth show strong business momentum, despite cash earnings being down on last year, said Westpac-owned BT Financial Group. Life insurance sales were up 30%, compared with 14% for the market in 2012, it said after announcing full year results ...

Aligned or independent: Advisers must be relevant

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012
... group turned the panel's thoughts to education, and blooding new advisers into the industry, Matt Englund of BT Financial Group suggested targeting working mothers due to their heightened levels of empathy, better listening skills and their ability to ...

Tackling direct insurance head on

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
... according to industry experts. Participating in a life insurance panel discussion, Tim Ross, managing director, Ross Financial Group said that as online direct insurers are encroaching into the market, advisers must focus on fine tuning their value proposition ...

Allianz wins top insurance award

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2012
... finished "Allianz is playing an important role in helping reduce the levels of underinsurance in Australia." BT Financial Group won the prize for Innovation of the Year with income cover for homemakers while TAL won Life Insurance Company of the Year. ...

Zenith expands analyst team

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2012
... the increase in staff reflects the firm's new business successes this year including the recent win of the BT Financial Group external research supplier contract and future growth prospects. Zenith said it remains confident that it has an excellent business ...

Advisers force life premiums down

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2012
... competitive premiums and, in many cases, improved coverage terms." Charles Badenach, private client adviser at Shadforth Financial Group, agrees: "Life insurance is an important component in every Australian's wealth protection package," he said. "Whilst ...

BT Wrap first to hit tax statement deadline

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2012
... a wrap is that it puts all your investments in one place, reducing the workload for clients come tax time. BT Financial group head of platforms, Kelly Power, said the achievement was the result of continued innovation and investment in the product. "Our ...

AFA names Female Excellence in Advice finalists

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012
... Christine Swanson, Prominent Financial Planner; Deborah Kent, Integra Financial Planning, and Dianne Charman, Jade Financial Group. Brett Clark, chief executive at TAL Retail Life is delighted with this year's response to the Award. "The ability to showcase ...