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Coalition wants fund governance changes: Fletcher

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2013
Paul Fletcher, the Liberal Party member for Bradfiled who sits on the Parliamentary Joint Committee on corporations and financial services, has voiced the Federal Opposition's concerns about superannuation fund governance. Speaking yesterday in Melbourne ...

Social media a counter-balance to info overload

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2013
Financial advisers can achieve immediate wins in the social media stakes if they only bother to properly service existing clients, ensure their LinkedIn profile is built efficiently, and overcome their fear of making a video. That was one of the key ...

Advisers expect greater focus on efficiency after FoFA

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2013
The single biggest outcome financial advisers expect to see from the Future of Financial Advice reforms is an increased focus on efficiency and greater use of technology, according to a survey commissioned by Zurich Australia. The telephone survey of ...

Social media anything but rocket science

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2013
The proper adoption of social media strategy by financial advisers will help to raise up the public perception of the sector so often portrayed badly by media. This was the call to arms within the opening address by Baz Gardner conference host and Social ...

Advisers head to Gold Coast for social media conference

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013
Financial advice professionals will travel to the Gold Coast this weekend to better learn how to make technology work for their businesses. Starting Sunday 3 February, the Adviser Edge conference will put forward the sharpest innovations in financial ...

DomaCom GPS increases software footprint

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2013
New platform entrant DomaCom is increasing its' planning software user numbers with over 250 advisers across 190-plus firms now registered and using its free planning software. DomaCom is using a free trial of its Guided Planning System (GPS) - following ...

Fin planners more upbeat over reforms: Zurich

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2013
Financial advisers have become more upbeat about regulatory changes such as the Future of Financial Advice reforms, said insurer Zurich after conducting a survey. Zurich today said the latest measurement of its Risk Adviser Sentiment Index has shown ...

VicSuper and Aust Ethical adopt after-tax benchmark

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2013
VicSuper and Australian Ethical Superannuation - which collectively have over $2.4 billion Australian equity assets under management - have adopted an after-tax benchmark from the industry standard FTSE ASFA Australia Index Series. Both funds will be ...

Would-be clients snub advice

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013
Potential financial planning clients are less likely to take up advice than they were last year, according to CoreData's 2012 Financial Planning Shadow Shop. The report details financial planners' ability to engage real buyers of investment, superannuation ...

Mobile payment market primed for innovation

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2013
The rapid worldwide adoption of smart phones and other mobile devices is expected to boost growth and innovation in the mobile payments industry, according to Credit Suisse. Recent forecasts by IT research company Gartner that anticipate the value of ...