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Beulah seizes post-FOFA opportunity

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011
... According to Ryan, the adviser's ability to rebalance clients across a range of assets and asset classes, to use brokers of choice and be able to manage timing of execution is imperative to future planning success. "FOFA is changing adviser business ...

Uncertainty and consolidation just the beginning: AFA

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2011
The sale of independent dealer group, Count Financial, is just the beginning of the impact of the FOFA reforms as planning groups compete for market share, said the Association of Financial Advisers. The association has expressed concern for independent ...

Super merger prompted by industry transition

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2011
... provider and custodian, Australian Administration Services and National Asset Servicing respectively, there are differences in choice of insurance provider and asset consultant, which will have to be negotiated over the coming months.

CMC Markets launches new platform

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2011
CMC Markets has launched its new CMC Tracker platform for Australian investors. The new platform is the result of A$156m of investment over two years and aims to increase CFD trading speed and lower transaction costs. The new platform features increased ...

REITS, cash, equities the safe bet

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011
Australian REITS, cash products and equities have all been picked as the safest investment choices for advisers at the Midwinter Adviser Roadshow in Sydney this morning. Daniel Needham, managing director for Ibbotson Associates, told 380 delegates that ...

BT: product strength will defend market share

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2011
... the approved product list means that the model that we operate will be a non-aligned model," he said. "There will be a choice of platform offerings including the BT one which is a very important relationship for Count, and there will be a wide choice ...

FOFA divides on commission

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2011
... commissions on individual life insurance policies within superannuation to be allowed through self-managed super funds and Choice products. From July 1 2013, the dollar and percentage value of commissions will be disclosed for all new and renewed policies ...

PIMCO adds to insto team

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2011
... signals our enhanced commitment to the Australian superannuation market and to sustaining our position as a manager of choice for super funds and other investors. "Sara has joined us at a critical juncture in the development of the Australian superannuation ...

Midwinter voted the planners choice

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2011
For the third consecutive year, Midwinter has been voted first for planner satisfaction in the latest Investment Trends report, in a year when the group expanded to 15% market share. Released today, the Investment Trends 2011 Planner Technology Report ...

Zenith secures two advice firms

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2011
... as it worked best with the financial advisers and in-house systems at RetireCare. Additionally, Adelaide-based People's Choice Credit Union has also selected Zenith as its primary research provider. The group is a result of a recent merger between Savings ...