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Industry pleads for greater professionalism

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2006
... used to call advisers agents, and that's because they were. Now we have to go to the next level to ensure clients have the choice, not legislate how they pay, but give them a choice how they pay for advice." In video footage, chief executive officer ...

AMP caught on conflicts

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2006
... necessary, refunding adviser fees and any exit or entry fees charged to the client and a transfer to any fund of their choice. ASIC chairman, Jeff Lucy, defended the regulator's decision to work with the group rather than take legal action in order to ...

Investors don't use timeframes when choosing options: FuturePlus

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2006
... decisions. The research also analysed the results of an in-depth survey of 238 investors who had thought about investment choice changes over the last year. John Livanas, FuturePlus' general manager of client services, said the stand-out finding from ...

First Samuel wants Simplicity for its IMAs

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2006
... Simplicity by First Samuel marks another step in expansion of this type of service. First Samuel have exacting needs and their choice of Financial Simplicity shows the high quality of our software."

Trustees told to ramp up disclosure: ASIC

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2006
... as a whole, not drip-fed to members. ASIC's review of disclosure practices comes 12 months after the introduction of the choice regime, and as members are being encouraged to consolidate their super, which can currently be transferred from their existing ...

Parl committee to review entire super industry

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2006
... whether super funds, and in particular not for profit funds, should advertise (despite being forced to do so by the super choice legislation), what being not for profit means, if trustee companies should have increased capital requirements, and whether ...

MTAA Super launches its own pension products

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2006
... Australia. However, reflecting the nature of pension investing, the default investment option will be the conservative choice, said Jones. This option, however, still has a property, infrastructure and private equity allocation of 30 per cent. With these ...

AXA provides more lending facilities

... advisers have different business models and have different processes so we wanted to pick a provider that can offer the choice and flexibility from the adviser point of view," said Rob Thomas, AXA's national manager of technical research advice and paraplanning. ...

Banks burdened by regulatory overkill

... capital markets leader. "Plus there is a risk that retail products are being commoditised, stifling product innovation and choice for customers." Alongside over-regulation, survey respondents also complained about political interference, fluctuating ...

Flatmates to mortgage-mates

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2006
... loan facility on their basic or standard variable mortgages - so with over 350 lenders in Australia, that offers a lot of choice. There are clear advantages in teaming up with another full-time income earner to buy property - you can afford twice as ...