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AustralianSuper new player in advice industry

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2011
... Reddacliff, adding that this complete fee model is providing opportunities and growth in the fee market. It is not only the independent financial adviser market that is of concern, with the retail super fund market also now having to potentially compete ...

IOOF new sales head

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2011
IOOF Holdings (IOOF) has named a new head of sales as it further targets the independent financial adviser market. Geoff Kellett took on the Sydney-based role this week and will be responsible for bringing IOOF's administration and investment offerings ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2011
... reforms to prevent the need for any more state bailout, chief among them separating retail from investment banking. The Independent Commission on Banking also proposed raising capital ratios but stopped short of more radical proposals that some had feared ...

AFS rebuff takeover offers to go it alone

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2011
... financial position from which to present a serious alternative to institutions that are endeavouring to corner the independent adviser market sector," said Daly. However in October last year, AFS' negotiations with the prospective purchaser fell apart ...

Countplus loses senior exec to Premium

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 8 FEB 2011
Countplus' former acquisitions and integrations manager and interim chief executive, Jeremy Wardell, has left the firm, taking the top job at Premium Wealth Management as chief executive. The independently-owned financial planning group said Wardell ...

More voice needed in policy debate: AustralianSuper

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2010
Super funds controlling Australia's $1.3 trillion retirement savings have not played a strong enough role in policy debates and need to lift their game, said the chief of the country's largest industry fund. Ian Silk, chief executive of the $33 billion ...

AMP closes in on AXA

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2010
... director is still seeking further information before determining his position to the proposal. "A majority of the independent directors believe AMP and AXA SA's proposal provides minority shareholders with appropriate value for their investment in AXA ...

NGS Super hires development managers

MEDIA RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2010
... manager. A qualified accountant, he held a number of commercial roles and positions on boards of peak bodies within the independent education sector. He will work with state-based relationship managers in Victoria, South Australia and Western Austral ...

Speaker chaos could derail super reforms

Chaos engulfing the role of the speaker in Australia's hung parliament is significantly damaging the chances the government will be able to implement its superannuation and wealth management reform program. The latest confusion centres on accusations ...

MLC appoints dream team in tech services

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2010
... technical manager, business development. "Our expanded team of technical specialists will also now be available to the independent financial adviser (IFA) market following significant demand from that sector of the market, particularly for phone and ...