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AMP moves into direct super

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2009
... strategy to target Australians between 25 and 50 years of age. "They want value for money and access to the features and advice for them when they need it," he said. The firm plans to initially distribute the product, which is available from May 25 ...

Another super buy for Snowball

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2009
... not affect Hood Sweeney Securities Pty Ltd, which will continue to carry on its other business of financial planning advice for private clients. In January, Snowball also bought Brisbane based-financial planning business Money Mentors. "This [latest] ...

Ex-director banned for 25 years

MEDIA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2009
... it's proceeding against Geagea on 9 May 2008. Geagea was also banned by the Court from providing financial product advice for five years and managing corporations until 31 December 2011.

AFA hits back at fee-for-service report

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2009
... research methodology of Rice Warner Actuaries. "The reason we use Rice Warner is because they did the survey of Value of Advice for the FPA [Financial Planning Association]. They're well respected and they do work for all segments of the industry," said ...

CORRECTION: Snowball expands corp super

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2009
... not affect Hood Sweeney Securities Pty Ltd, which will continue to carry on its other business of financial planning advice for private clients. However, the divested corporate super business will operate under Snowball's Outlook Financial Solutions ...

Mercer buys Callan Associates

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2009
... consulting firms in the US. Based in San Francisco, Callan Associates provides research, education, decision support and advice for institutional investors. The firm has more than 170 employees and four regional offices in Denver, Chicago, Atlanta and ...

ING senior exec moves to Zurich

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2009
... particularly life risk insurance, both locally and internationally. Before joining Zurich, he was executive director of ING Advice for four years. Prior to that, he was chief executive officer - Life and Investments of ING Italy (2001-2004). He also ...

Affordable advice: yes we can

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2008
... face-to-face interviews and automated transaction systems, Q Invest bears an average $300 for the delivery cost of advice for each client. And according to the Queensland firm, the model is not only working - it's thriving. "Around 80 per cent of our ...

Motivational advice for advisers

FINANCIAL STANDARD IS THE OFFICIAL MEDIA PARTNER OF THE AFA CONFERENCE  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2008
Motivation is hard to come by when the entire world is suffering from a debilitating crisis of confidence, but an upcoming adviser conference will highlight that persistence in the face of adversity pays. The organisers behind next week's Association ...

Farrell chairs MDRT

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2008
... on the challenges facing the Australian Financial Services industry, Stuart Farrell said continuity of service and advice for consumers is the industry's greatest challenge as many Baby Boomer advisers will soon transition to retirement. MDRT will play ...