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Prime Value launches fund for SIVs, SMSFs

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2015
... high liquidity, and who wish to park cash while waiting to re-enter other investments," Prime Value head of retail distribution David Glascott said. The fund is open-ended and currently holds $70 million in funds under management. Initially, it attracted ...

TAL to invest $150 million in adviser support

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2015
... talscommitment.com.au, to "be transparent and held accountable to our commitments," according to TAL general manager retail distribution Niall McConville. McConville added: "Life companies and advisers need to become more efficient if we are to provide ...

Prime Value appoints distribution head

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015
Boutique fund manager Prime Value has appointed a new head of retail distribution. David Glascott joins Prime Value from Investors Mutual, where he was state manager for Victoria, Tasmania and Western Australia. He has also held positions at NAB, Macquarie ...

Finology expert to address AFA roadshow

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
... Reserve, as well as Fortune 100 executives and global financial services firms. Sunsuper national manager retail distribution and advice, Anne Fuchs, said Lazenby is a world renowned expert in the study of finology and the psychology of money. "His views ...

Australian Unity completes capital raising for new fund

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2015
... various financial planning roles at Westpac, will oversee the New South Wales region. Australian Unity head of retail distribution Damen Purcell commented on the appointments, saying that Wapshott's "experience representing Morningstar's Adviser Workstation... ...

Sunsuper and AFA partner for advice

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
... deliver on our strategic vision of great advice for more Australians," Fox said. Sunsuper national manager retail distribution and advice, Anne Fuchs, said the superannuation fund deeply believes in the power of financial advice. "We have partnered with ...

TAL Risk Academy receiving "record" applications

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2015
... insurer, TAL is cognisant of its responsibility to play a leadership role in the industry," TAL general manager retail distribution Niall McConville said. "We take our role as an industry leader seriously and have a long and proud history of partnering ...

FoFA among top 20 global regulatory nightmares

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2015
... listed among the most difficult regulatory challenges. However, the UK's equivalent piece of legislation, the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) was not part of the list. The research also found that compliance officers are experiencing "regulatory fatigue ...

Mandatory qualifications will lead to adviser exodus

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
... Standard, Tynan pointed to the results of introducing minimum qualifications for financial advisers via the Retail Distribution Review in the UK in 2012. "It's already happened in the UK. Everyone thought it was just a Julia Gillard and industry fund ...

Go-it-alone investment culture taking hold in Europe

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2015
Direct-to-consumer retail distribution via platforms is on the rise in the UK and the rest of Europe looks set to follow, according to new research by global analytics firm Cerulli. In the United Kingdom the low-margin business of fund distribution ...