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UK RDR yet to change adviser charging models

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013
The UK Retail Distribution Review was launched with much fanfare end last year, but it seems to have had only minor material impact on adviser remuneration methods. A survey of the post-RDR impact released by the Action Consulting Goup (ACG) revealed ...

Grant Samuel reaches milestone with shareholder yield funds

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2013
... distribute capital gains in good years and not much in lean years," Grant Samuel Funds Management head of retail distribution Damien McIntyre said. "The Funds invest in high quality companies with strong balance sheets and substantial free cash flows ...

Industry under-prepared for SuperStream: Bravura

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 APR 2013
... wave of technology upgrades after this date. "We've already seen with our UK clients that now they have the Retail Distribution Review out the way they are looking at ways to make their businesses more efficient. We expect Australian businesses to invest ...

UK adviser reforms drive out 9,400 advisers

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013
The UK's Retail Distribution Review and its push to increase the professionalism of their adviser force has already lead to a 23% collapse in the number of financial advisers. The figures, based on analysis released by the UK Financial Services Authority ...

AIA improves platform distribution with new launch

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2012
... platform partnership launched on the netwealth Life WRAP facility in September 2011. Pina Sciarrone, head of retail distribution at AIA, said advisers were now writing a third of their risk business online because of their ease of use and accessibility. ...

Head of insto distribution to leave Challenger

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2012
... Australian business. Gaden has been with Challenger since 2003, where he has overseen both the institutional and retail distribution teams. It is the first major hire for Henderson in Australia since it announced in May this year that it would set up ...

We'll hunt down commission 'work around': FSA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012
... will be banned in the UK wealth management market from end this year under a raft of reforms known as the Retail Distribution Review (RDR). The RDR is akin to Australia's FOFA reforms but much more onerous, with almost no grandfathering and with a much ...

Allianz appoints new chief executive

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2012
... decade of successful leadership at Allianz. Peiris who currently holds the positions of chief general manager, retail distribution, and chief executive of Allianz Australia Life Insurance, will commence as the new managing director on 1 January 2013. ...

AIA appoints national manager

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2012
... number of senior roles in Distribution Strategy and Licensee Development. He has over 15 years experience in retail distribution of life insurance, investment and superannuation products In his new role he will report directly to head of retail distribution ...

Call for change follows Perpetual 57% profit fall

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2012
... Dublin-based share funds manufacturing capability, and appointed Wellington Management to manage the funds. Retail distribution was also revised, to focus more on key clients. Profit at Perpetual Private was down $5 million on last financial year, at ...