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Aviva boosts business development team

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2010
... institutional business development manager. The appointments to the firm's business development team services both the independent financial adviser (IFA) and institutional markets. Peterson will be responsible for leading Aviva Investors' retail distribution ...

Addwealth seeks to triple FUA

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2010
... According to Foster, the key to opportunistic growth means Addwealth is not aiming to be the next mega player in the independent financial adviser sector. "There's a business cap - we can continue to deliver excellent returns even if we had $5 billion ...

Futuro grows planning network

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2010
... Financial Services has increased its national network by nearly 50 per cent to 93 per cent in the past 18 months. The independent financial planning group had 64 authorised representatives in October 2008 but that number reached 93. The group expects ...

CFS appoints former Russell head of super

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2010
... name for herself in the industry as a champion of superannuation member literacy. Among other roles, she is on the independent advisory board of the Australian Government's Financial Literacy Foundation and a member of IFSA's marketing and distribution ...

Merger creates $16bn mortgage aggregator

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2010
... the broader financial services sector and offer non-mortgage products," he said. Peter Neustadt was appointed the independent non-executive chair of the group. Neustadt has previously worked on the board of Consolidated Press Holdings after a stint at ...

AIA Australia execs leave

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2010
... roles and some new appointments will be made to the firm's Adviser Services team. "We have a strong commitment to the independent financial advice (IFA) market and we're looking at external opportunities as well as internal employment opportunities to ...

AMP and AXA SA propose final offer

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2009
... entered into prior to the close of business on 21 December this year. Rick Allert, chair at AXA Asia Pacific, said the Independent Board Committee would take the time to carefully consider the revised proposal and update its shareholders and the market ...

Costello lands MD role at advisory firm

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2009
... international reputation for sound economic management and policy development and continues to serve as a member of the independent advisory board of the World Bank," said Stuart. BKK Partners specialises in corporate and strategic advice, takeover defence ...

Warning signs in consumer wealth report

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2009
... planners. Even when planners are reaching their target consumers, Roy Morgan said "there is still confusion over the independent status of financial planners", a finding exacerbated the related result that planners in the big six wealth management groups ...

Trust completes business review

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2009
... corporate services division were among the highlights for the company, with Trust winning significant mandates in the independent responsible entity area during the half year. The personal services division, which includes the estate planning and philanthropy ...