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Genesys advisers looking at all options following wind up

LAURA MILLAN, JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2014
Advice practices licensed under AMP-owned Genesys Wealth are currently considering all options after the licensee announced yesterday that it would wind up. At the moment, 92 advice firms employing 188 advisers are licensed under Genesys, according ...

AMP to wind up Genesys licence

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2014
AMP Group will close the Genesys dealer group and will offer practices under the dealership a "smooth transition" to other AMP licensees. An AMP spokesperson confirmed that the group has undertaken "a strategic review of the Genesys business over the ...

Suncorp completes insurance review after breaches

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2014
Suncorp has finalised an independent review and remediation of compliance systems across its life and general insurance businesses. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) requested the remediation program in June 2013 after it received ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower following falls on Wall Street with investors still nervous after the volatility of the past few weeks. At 0805 AEDT on Thursday, the December share price index futures contract was down 28 points at 5,349. ...

Institutions' bid to raise adviser education not genuine: FSU

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2014
The attempt by Australia's largest financial institutions to raise the education standards for their financial advisers is not a genuine attempt by licensees to improve integrity and transparency in the industry, the Financial Services Union (FSU) said. ...

NAB gives advisers 3 years to meet tougher standards

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2014
National Australia Bank (NAB) and MLC financial planners have three years to meet the new education standards, which require advisers to hold tertiary qualifications. NAB/MLC has been the latest to join the wave of Australian large financial institutions ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat after Wall Street fell following disappointing German economic data and ahead of Wednesday's report on US retail sales. At 0804 AEST on Wednesday, the September share price index futures contract was up four ...

Mercer appoints two independent directors

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2014
Mercer has appointed three new directors to its Australian entity boards, including two new independent non-executive directors. Melissa Babbage will join the Mercer Investments (Australia) Limited (MIAL) board, while Jan Swinhoe will join both the ...

Group risk sales jump by 88.3% in a year

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2014
Group risk sales experienced a jump of 88.3% in the twelve months to March 2014, the latest Plan for Life insurance risk market inflows report shows. Overall annual risk sales were up by 25.7%, with MetLife leading the pack and reporting a sales increase ...

NAB appoints IPAC Securities co-founder to board

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2014
National Australia Bank (NAB) has appointed a co-founder of IPAC Securities as a non-executive director of the board. Peeyush Gupta is currently a non-executive director of NAB subsidiary National Wealth Management Holdings, and will start on the new ...