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New super initiative sparks familiar political catfight

The Shadow Minister for Retirement Incomes and Savings, Senator Nick Sherry, has today criticised the Government's "Revitalising Superannuation" initiative unveiled yesterday as offering "nothing new" for the Australian superannuation members. The Government ...

FPA launches free advice 'hotline'-for one day only

... free financial advice 'hotline' on May 28 in a bid to encourage consumers who haven't received advice from a financial planner before. "Callers will be able to speak to qualified financial planners and experience-if only briefly-the value of obtaining ...

Assirt throws weight behind hedge funds

Assirt has announced an alliance with the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) to promote investor awareness of the risk and rewards connected with hedge funds. Assirt said that it has developed a specific research process for hedge ...

AMP set to select ASGARD platform for new wrap products

AMP has announced that it has begun "exclusive" talks with ASGARD to provide its e-wrap platform as a basis for future AMP wrap products. If the negotiations are successful, AMP said that it would develop new wrap products on the ASGARD platform across ...

Financial planners get chance to turn tables on media

... perhaps not those who don't rate as well." Meanwhile, Child said that there may never be a better time to select a financial planner than now, despite the blitz of negative publicity. The current international economic climate, depressed investment performance ...

FPA hails government moves to tighten planning definitions

... today that "consumers are the big winners" following government moves to restrict the definition of the terms 'financial planner' and 'financial adviser' in an attempt to enhance the standards and infuse greater professionalism in the financial planning ...

Investors shy away from risk as losses kick in: AIM

Paul Cully Increasingly demanding investors are showing greater reluctance to risk and are actively seeking out 'alternative' investments to stem the losses from two miserable years on equity markets, according to Mark Beveridge of boutique manager ...

BT Wrap extended to Westpac Planners

Paul Cully The integration of BT Financial Group into Westpac took another huge step forward today with the official launch of the BT's Wrap platform to 670 Westpac Financial Planners throughout Australia. The launch is being heralded as a major step ...

Financial planners must raise their game on advice, fees: Morgan

Paul Cully Australia's wealth management industry must improve the quality of advice and transparency of its fee structures to regain the confidence of suspicious consumers, according to Westpac's chief executive officer David Morgan. Addressing a Committee ...

ASIC blacklists ex-Colonial planner for client 'churning'

Paul Cully A former Colonial financial planner who made $190,000 in commissions by 'churning' the superannuation funds of approximately 73 clients has given an undertaking to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) that he will not ...