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Govt provides flexibility on fee for service

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2010
The government is not mandating financial planners use one remuneration structure over another as it consults with the financial services industry on the Future of Financial Advice reforms. Speaking in parliament last week, Chris Bowen, minister for ...

Everest winds down operations

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2010
Alternatives manager Everest Financial Group is winding down its operations following a strategic review, with Jeremy Reid relinquishing his role as chief executive in the process. In an ASX statement released today, EFG announced it would take an "orderly ...

Finsia launches fin services credential

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2010
Finsia has developed the Financial Services Professional (FSP) credential to improve conduct in the industry and enhance the calibre of the financial services workforce. It's an apprenticeship style credential where employees starting their career are ...

IQ Business grows 20pc due to Cooper Review

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 21 JUN 2010
IQ Business Group has benefited from the Federal Government's review of the superannuation system, growing more than 20 per cent as trustees assess the potential impact. Graham Sammells, chief executive at IQ Business Group, which works with super funds ...

INGIM tackles retail, welcomes regulatory changes

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2010
Steven Billiet, chief executive of less than six months at ING Investment Management in Australia, gives an update on the firm's distribution strategy and says the company is well-placed to compete with the incumbents amid regulatory reforms. Billiet ...

UK green and ethical fund hit $16bn

PRESS RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2010
UK's green and ethical funds have surpassed $16 billion, four times the amount more than a decade ago. London-based Experts in Responsible Investment Solutions (EIRIS) found the ethical and green retail market represents around 750,000 investors, up ...

All that glitters are gold ETFs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUN 2010
A surge in gold exchange traded fund (ETF) investment has ranked ETF Securities as one of the largest holders of gold bullion in the world. Nigel Phelan, head of sales in Australia and New Zealand at ETF Securities, said the gold ETF structure equates ...

AXA clarifies possible Wealth.net sale

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUN 2010
AXA Research has sought to allay advisers' worries on NAB's possible divestment of Wealth.net by clarifying the bank is considering selling the North Wealth.net platform, not the North products and the guarantee attached to these. AXA Research said ...

FIIG appoints R&D chief

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2010
FIIG Securities has appointed former St George Bank head of debt capital markets, Corey Wittenberg, as managing director - research and market development. In his new role, Corey will manage FIIG Securities' specialist fixed-income research team, which ...

AMP boosts SMA service

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2010
AMP has teamed up with New Zealand-based tech provider FNZ to improve the online functionality of its separately managed account service. The new features of the AMP Personalised Portfolio, which came into effect this week, include a real time reporting ...