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Gates wide open for fee-for-service: MLC

In a bold move to answer the clarion call for a more transparent and flexible adviser fee structure, the largest platform provider in the country, National/MLC, has launched a 'fee for service' version of its flagship MasterKey product. This month ...

Super benefits buried under gobbledygook

... from 'super splitting' and 'transition to retirement' legislation might all come to nought unless you or your financial planner understands the jargon involved. In a Mariner Retirement Strategy and Planning session this week, the group's head of technical ...

Thirty dealer groups up for $300m in Westpoint recovery

Of the 75 to 100 financial advisers implicated in the Westpoint saga, class actions to recover $300 million are likely to centre on as few as 30 adviser groups, according to class action firm Slater & Gordon. Slater & Gordon's commercial litigation ...

FPA and ASIC warn consumers to defend against fraudsters

... a peak body. Corinna Dieters, FPA chairman, said "My advice would be that as soon as anyone is aware that a financial planner is unlicensed and not committed to a professional body's codes of conduct and ethics through membership, they should not consider ...

Master trusts losing ground over poor marketing

Master trusts need to re-think their marketing strategy if they want to stop the consumer exodus to industry funds, according to corporate strategy and communications firm Evolution Media. The group has pointed out InvestmentLink's data which showed ...

Trust creates new para-planning management role

Trust Company of Australia (Trust) has created and filled the new role of technical services and para-planning manager, adding to the financial and retirement planning team. Victoria Silva, former business development manager of Spectrum Super, will ...

High yield mortgage funds score high ratings

While the Westpoint scandal has placed mortgage funds under the microscope, three high yield mortgage products have passed muster to get four-star ratings from S&P. Australian Unity High Yield Mortgage Trust, Australian Unity (Wholesale) High Yield ...

FPA readies for another dose of Dazza

... "The campaign is arresting and memorable and, most importantly, it is encouraging more Australians to visit a financial planner. People who have seen the advertisements are left in no doubt as to its key message - seek advice from a professional financial ...

Agribusiness commissions "too high"

The Australian Agribusiness Group (AAG) has called on the industry to reduce commissions charged for agribusiness projects, which can sometimes be as high as 15 per cent. "Today, commissions of 10 per cent to 15 per cent plus rebates for marketing activities ...

Financial Standard latest edition - out now

The second edition of Financial Standard for 2006 has hit readers' desks. What's inside? Cover story: Choice option to "stay". Brumbie: Super saving furphies. Special feature: Planning for the future of planning. Kate Hage investigates the critical ...