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TAL to invest $150 million in adviser support

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2015
As part of the insurer's "commitment to advisers," TAL will invest $150 million in adviser support services. Specifically, these include: adviser education programs; online pre-assessment requests for review by TAL underwriters; client insurance data ...

Shaw on recruitment drive after restructure

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2015
Shaw and Partners has made two senior appointments shortly after rebranding and becoming a holistic wealth management firm. Mike Ryan joins Shaw as head of institutional equities. Prior to his appointment he held positions at CIMB Australia, Morgan ...

US family office association expands to Australia

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2015
A US-based association for family offices and their advisers is expanding in Australia and New Zealand and has appointed a market leader for the region. Family Office Exchange (FOX) is a global member network for family offices that includes over 8,000 ...

ASIC bans former risk adviser

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2015
ASIC has banned a life insurance adviser from former Macquarie Group subsidiary Risk Advice Specialists. Risk Advice Specialists, which described itself as "100% backed by Macquarie," was a boutique risk-focused dealer group established in 2012. It ...

Peters MacGregor makes marquee hire

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2015
Peters MacGregor Capital Management has appointed a head of distribution from Aberdeen Asset Management. Alex Haynes will manage the firm's relationships with direct investors, financial planners and institutional investors. Haynes was Aberdeen Asset ...

FPA announces CFP award winner

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2015
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has announced the winner of its third Gwen Fletcher Memorial Award. Apt Wealth Partners head of advice and director John Moran received the award - named after the financial planning pioneer - for ...

Clydesdale sell-off still NAB priority

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2015
NAB's sale of Clydesdale Bank remains a priority during the calendar year. In a statement to the ASX, NAB said that the 70-80% Clydesdale demerger to shareholders (and IPO of the remainder) will "enable a greater focus on building a stronger Australian ...

Decimal and P&N announce advice partnership

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2015
Financial services software provider Decimal and Western Australian mutual bank P&N have entered into a partnership to provide online advice services to customers. This is Decimal's first partnership with a mutual bank and forms part of P&N's strategy ...

Lift preservation age to 65, save $7bn annually

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2015
Following successive government plans to lift the age at which retirees can access their age pension, policymakers are pushing ahead with proposals to lift the Preservation Age. The Productivity Commission (PC) has just released research that they believe ...

Fiducian acquires Chatswood advice firm

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2015
Fiducian Group has acquired a financial planning firm in Chatswood, on Sydney's North Shore, for $1.25 million. The firm has over $60 million in funds under advice and will be rebranded and integrated into Fiducian's advice network. Commenting on the ...