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GROW Super begins group insurance innovation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2018
... created and delivered to clients," Obertopp said. The joint venture follows on from GROW partnering with IOOF for financial advice. IOOF has taken a minority stake in the start-up, which will work with IOOF licensees and financial advisers to develop ...

Industry responds to latest FASEA guidance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2018
Financial advice industry associations will now look to fill any holes found in the educational pathway guidance issued by the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority yesterday. In acknowledging FASEAs statement, the Association of Financial ...

IOOF replaces group head of research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2018
... of SFG Australia. Olsen will be responsible for sourcing and delivering investment insights to support IOOF's financial advice network and strategies, but takes on additional responsibilities of developing strategies for retirement incomes. For more ...

Zurich hires risk strategy specialist, retains OnePath brand

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2018
... a risk strategy specialist for the life and investments business. Crabbe's 25 years of experience spans risk, financial advice and academia. He was a senior analyst of risk research at CBA, joining in June 2013 and prior to that was a practitioner and ...

Industry fund introduces chief customer role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2018
... The fund has also consolidated its employer relationships capability into the new business unit to free up its financial advice team to further develop its advice offering. UniSuper chief executive Kevin O'Sullivan said Scales' strong leadership skills ...

Praemium data feeds added to BGL platform

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2018
... 600,000 self-managed super funds are administered using its software. Last month, Praemium started accepting financial advice applications digitally. It gave advisers the option to invite their clients to accept applications digitally. Praemium is the ...

Financial advice under the Royal Commission spotlight next month

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2018
The Royal Commission will set its sights on the financial advice industry in April, with the first hearing taking place on the 16th. The first round of public hearings commenced today and focused on consumer lending practices regarding credit products ...

Advisers to embrace aged care opportunities

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2018
As the need for aged care grows, so too does the need for specialised aged care financial advice. Estimating that less than 10% of advisers regularly provide aged care advice, Challenger is calling on financial advisers to become more educated on the ...

More female clients requires more female advisers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2018
The increase in women seeking financial advice highlights not only the need for more female advisers, but also the benefits of embracing gender equality in the workplace. Integra Financial Services director Deborah Kent believes the increasingly holistic ...

Queensland advice practice goes international

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2018
A Queensland-based financial advice business is expanding its operations to the United Arab Emirates. Atlas Wealth Management, a provider of long-distance specialty advice to Australian expats, has established a new outpost in Abu Dhabi. Appointing ...