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Bans hit bad planners: ASIC

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2011
... Tribunal. On Tuesday ASIC suspended financial services provider Kedesco for three months and banned one of its financial advisers for four years after the collapse of the Blue Diamond Deposits Trust managed investment scheme. The Blue Diamond collapse ...

MLC preps advisers for EOFY

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2011
Over 2,000 MLC advisers have already embraced MLC's end of financial year (EOFY) new online centre since it launched on Monday. The MLC EOFY Adviser Support Centre offers tools and resources for advisers with 12 core EOFY strategies that advisers can ...

AFA prep advisers for FOFA

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2011
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has prepared a handy member's guide to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms, complete with details on AFA's stance on the proposed changes. The FOFA reforms will be tabled in parliament by spring ...

INGIM continues wholesale team expansion

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2010
... to AXA, Harper held roles at NAB as a senior project analyst. The appointment is the fourth in a series targeting advisers for INGIM's wholesale platform with the firm previously stating its plans to expand its suite of investment products to financial ...

Oasis Asset Mgmt to offer direct share trading

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2010
ING Australia has launched a new online direct share trading facility in response to rising demand from advisers for more investment choices on platforms. ING's specialist wholesale administration wrap platform, Oasis Asset Management, has launched ...

CommInsure and Zurich win insurance awards

MEDIA RELEASES  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2010
... finally, in speed and effectiveness when assessing risks and handling claims. Rayson took the opportunity to thank the advisers for recognising CommInsure's competitive offering. "It is their needs and ultimately those of our customers that drive everything ...

Asgard spends big on platform upgrades

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2010
... head of Asgard, said the changes were designed to reflect the changing regulatory environment and prepare financial advisers for the FPA and IFSA's remuneration policies. Around 5,300 financial advisers use the Asgard platforms. "This review has resulted ...

Super worries plague Aussies worst

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2010
... Superannuation is the number cause of financial worries among Australians, but many are choosing newspapers over advisers for information when making financial decisions, new CoreData figures show. CoreData surveyed 4,000 Australians and found that superannuation ...

NAB and Aviva rule platform land

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2009
... Management and AG Private Advisory. Putting the two firms together would place the combined entity at the top with 2,952 advisers for 23 per cent of the market and $50 billion in funds under advice. AMP, the firms' nearest rival would by comparison have ...

Salisbury beats FP recruitment targets

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2009
The Salisbury Group is on target to exceed the dealer group's recruitment target of 16 financial advisers for the financial year. The boutique dealer group recruited 15 financial advisers since the beginning of the financial year, four of those since ...