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One-third advisers switch insurance providers: survey

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011
One-third of financial planners have stopped using at least one insurance provider in the last 12 months due to poor support and service. The Investment Trends 2011 Planner Risk Report surveyed 729 financial planners, asking about their satisfaction ...

APRA accepts EU from former Trio director

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2011
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has accepted an enforceable undertaking from the remaining Trio Capital director David O'Bryen. Under the terms, O'Bryen will not act as a trustee or as a responsible officer of a body corporate that is ...

Guardian Advice appoints new WA state manager

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2011
A former CommInsure business development manager, Wes King, has been appointed the new state manager for Guardian Advice in Western Australia. King will be responsible for managing and growing the Asteron-aligned dealer group's advice network in the ...

Unlocking the door to adviser education

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2011
Jordan Hawke, executive general manager of Asteron announced the winner of the AFA Excellence in Education Award yesterday and said he was "blown away" by the calibre of nominees and how they transferred their educational skill sets to their communities. ...

International planning expert urges advisers to voice FOFA concerns

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2011
Financial advisers are struggling to find time to meet with potential customers due to mounting compliance paperwork they have to complete as part of FOFA reforms. That's according to Canadian expert on financial planning Bruce Etherington, who has ...

Advice boutique gets image shake-up

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011
Asteron-aligned dealer group Guardian has shed 'financial planning' from its title in a bid to shake-up the company's brand on its 10th anniversary. Guardian Advice, formerly known as Guardian Financial Planning, said the brand had become "tired" and ...

Suncorp Life appoints new risk head

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2011
Sean Carroll has been formally appointed as executive general manager of Suncorp Life Risk Australia after five months acting in the role. Carroll is moving across from New Zealand where he was executive general manager (EGM) for Suncorp Life's operations ...

Trio directors accept APRA suspension

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011
Trio Capital directors, Rex Phillpott and David Andrews, have conceded to APRA that with the benefit of hindsight they should have acted differently and regret their actions, with the regulator accepting an enforceable undertaking from the pair. The ...

Trio chair ban and Richard jailed

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
Former chairman and director of failed super trustee Trio Capital, David Andrews, is to be excluded from the financial services industry for nine years while Astarra director, Shawn Richard, has been handed down a two and a half year jail sentence. ...

FSC insurance churn action divides planners

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011
Financial advisers fear that new measures from the Financial Services Council aimed at reducing churn in the insurance market will lead to some penalties for acting in the best interest of a client. Financial Services Council (FSC) chief executive officer ...