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AFA appoints chief commercial officer

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2014
... [Fuchs] will be able to further grow and develop the AFA's widening spheres of influence and reputation as the association of choice for advisers." "I have a high conviction for public policy and am looking forward to working in a position of influence ...

Submissions open for SuperStream pass through amendments

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2014
... to process all default contributions. The amendments would mean that employers would automatically send both default and choice contributions to their default super fund. The default fund would then send contributions for members who had exercised choice ...

BT asks for full adviser disclosure to consumers

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2014
BT Financial Group chief executive Brad Cooper said raising adviser education standards is not enough and demanded that consumers be able to get full access to information about all Australia's financial planners. "Education is critical but assessed ...

Zurich extends daily data feeds offer

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2014
... for advisers. "Consumers are demanding more information, and they want it delivered faster and through their channels of choice; access to data which is accurate, comprehensive and up to date is an essential building block for advisers wanting to meet ...

PROFILE: Head of Australian operations at Western Asset Management Anthony Kirkham

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2014
... when he was just 10 years old. "Finance has always been a major interest to me and it's pretty funny looking back. That choice of topic for a presentation in primary school was pretty unusual," he says. "I remember doing the presentation and putting ...

Telstra offers incentives to switch DB members to accumulation

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2014
... will have from 1 August to 31 October to consider the offer. "We are very well-positioned to help our members make the choice that's right for them," Davies finished.

Australian Unity added 14 planning practices in a year

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2014
... brokers for specialist financial advice. "Australian Unity appeals to accountants in particular because we give them a choice of providing financial services in-house under their own authorisation, or through a referral to an Australian Unity Personal ...

UK has overtaken Australia for platform innovation: Bravura

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014
... Distribution Review, requirements for much greater transactional and fee transparency, and this year's announcement of choice of pension fund. Rather than technology being how wealth groups differentiate themselves in the market, "technology should facilitate ...

Global body calls for Asia Funds Passport rethink

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2014
... existing home country advantages. According to ICI Global, a level playing field would support competition among firms and choice for investors. "Tax certainty is critical for funds to make the economic investment to expand and for investors to invest ...

What happened to the ISA-FSC accord?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2014
... that the banks are proposing," he says. He insists that an independent body is vital in helping employers make the right choice about their default super provider. "Super is now 9.5% of your wages. So how do you determine where your super goes if you ...