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Gen Yers want advice

RUTH LIEW | FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2010

... refers around 4 per cent of its calls to Money Solutions, its advice arm. The firm has delivered over 75,000 statements of advice over the last five and a half years, and while approximately 95 per cent of the calls end up being single issue advice - ...

Legalsuper unveils personal advice offering

MEDIA RELEASE | FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2010

... with tech provider Provisio will see the fund model different superannuation strategies and provide personal Statements of Advice to members. Andrew Proebstl, legalsuper chief executive, said personal advice will be available to members at no extra cost. ...

Infocus planner banned by ASIC

ASIC RELEASE | WEDNESDAY, 27 OCT 2010

... deceptive conduct and failed to provide clients with documents required under the Corporations Act, such as statements of advice and product disclosure statements. Among other indiscretions, ASIC found that Radovan overexposed client portfolios to higher ...

SOA too much, too confusing

ALEX DUNNIN | WEDNESDAY, 27 OCT 2010

Many Statements of Advice prepared by financial advisers contain too much irrelevant information that just adds to their preparation costs and bewilders their clients all while providing no extra compliance protection. Clare Wivell Plater, director ...

Count chooses Outplan for paraplanning

COMPANY RELEASE | THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2010

... high quality plans that meet the necessary compliance requirements on an as needed basis, but also provides statements of advice that look and feel consistent with the rest of the practice's service offering." Count Financial senior executive - advice ...

AXA pushes for fee-for-service July deadline

MICHAEL HOBBS | THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2010

... advice, documentation, how to charge for the advice and education standards. For example, AXA re-wrote all its statements of advice (SoA), client questionnaires and adviser service agreements so clients can better read and understand the documents. "This ...

Single-issue advice soars 59pc: ESI Super

COMPANY RELEASE | WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2010

... jump in members seeking limited advice in the past three months. The fund recorded an increase in formal statements of advice during the past three months as members look for more advice on investment options. The increase follows the fund's introduction ...

SA adviser banned for no AFSL

ASIC RELEASE | THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2010

... Licence covering the provision of a discretionary managed account service. ASIC's investigation also found that Statements of Advice given to clients did not include sufficient detail about the advice provided and the basis on which the advice was given. ...

More funds adopt intra-fund advice

RUTH LIEW | FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2010

... members, having had an advice program in place for three years. The legislation also enabled much shorter Statements of Advice to be written. "HESTA's limited personal advice service is free. The new legislation will enable more members to take a more ...

Coin partners Lonsec research

COMPANY RELEASE | TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2009

... the software will cut the amount of data entry that needs to be re-keyed, which saves time when preparing statements of advice (SoA). "By integrating Lonsec's research into Coin Office, advisers will have easier access to the data and tools to consolidate ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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