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AFSL launches new IFA dealer service

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2018
... ensuring financial planners can provide the best possible outcomes for clients while scaling their businesses. "The Affinia community is a team of highly experienced individuals with a mix of licensee management, advice, commercial and technical skills," ...

Adviser Ratings to predict licensees' quality of advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2018
... announcement of a new rating system for licensees is intended to differentiate the better service providers and rebuild community faith in our industry," he said. The new system is intended to help consumers navigate the continuing, overwhelming influx ...

AMP moves to reset business

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2018
... which the business can recover rapidly. We're facing squarely into the issues that have impacted our reputation and the community's confidence in AMP," Wilkins said. "Customer needs are our immediate priority as we firmly believe this will also best ...

Centrepoint Alliance bolsters distribution team

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2018
... with advisers in NSW and Queensland about some of the exciting developments that are in store for Centrepoint's adviser community," Tattershall said. Centrepoint Alliance distribution and marketing executive, Soula Cargakis said the appointment of Tattershall ...

Pressure mounts on regional advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2018
... Scifleet recently sold her Mudgee business to Profile Financial Services. Having spent the last 13 years serving the local community, Scifleet's is one of only five practices in the area and she has seen a steady decline in the amount of support ...

New lead for Productivity Commission

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2018
... demonstrated strong leadership and dedication in advocating for important public policy reforms, balancing a range of community interests in contentious and often complex policy areas," Morrison said.

Soaring funeral costs require adviser airtime

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2018
... a client misses a payment, the insurance can be voided, she warned. One of the common questions Hacker gets asked in community seminars she conducts is: 'How do I make sure that what I want to happen in my funeral actually happens?' Talking to funeral ...

Should high-income earners pay charity levy?

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2018
... required to donate an additional small percentage, on a rising scale as income continued to increase, to a charity, community group or tax-deductible organisation of their choice. Importantly, the donor chooses where the donation goes, with governments ...

IOOF executive takes new role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2018
... clients," Cullen said. Herold said she is looking forward to working with the research team and broader Centrepoint community. "As an ASX-listed business that is not owned by a bank or insurance company and being a partner of choice for over 500 advice ...

Pre-retirees fear longevity risk: AustralianSuper

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2018
... captures the four important areas that contribute to confidence during and just before retirement: building wealth, community, health and wellbeing and setting goals," Garrido said. The research shows that 68% of pre-retirees surveyed believe retirement ...