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NEOS unveils underwriting and sales team

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2018
... "Our recruitment policy is to only recruit people who are in the top 5% of what they do. This means that customers and advisers will only ever deal with people who are experts, who aren't afraid to pick up the phone and who are empathetic to a customer's ...

Robo-advice register launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2018
Adviser Ratings has launched a new website that compares a multitude of robo-advisers in the market. The Robo Adviser (Smart Tools) register profiles 36 financial management fintech solutions sold directly to consumers that provide budgeting, trading ...

Infrastructure manager grows local team

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2018
... to have a person of Nick's calibre and background to join the RARE distribution team as we continue to see financial advisers increase allocations to infrastructure." "Investors are looking for ways to reduce some of the risk in equites while still participating ...

Diversified group enters custom platform space

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2018
... competitors," Fiducian head of business development and distribution, Jai Singh said. Fiducian said independent financial advisers are increasingly searching the market for competitive, advanced platform capabilities and flexible technology solutions. ...

Integrity Life names head of retail product

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2018
... Integrity, it's a hands-on environment, where we are able to co-create a new type of life insurance, with input from advisers, ensuring they are part of the product. I'm thrilled to join at this time of intense development," he said. Integrity ...

What 1% in fees could do to investments

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2018
Advisers paying just 1% more for investments could erode their clients' nest eggs by 26% over 30 years, according to new data modelling from InvestSMART. InvestSMART researchers found stark differences in the outcomes for investors paying different ...

Adviser-client relationships not swayed by RC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2018
... lot of negativity about financial advice in the media, but consumers and SMEs are both telling us that there are good advisers who are doing a great job," Lippiatt said. "However, given that the majority of Australians currently don't have an adviser ...

Young advisers key to business sustainability

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2018
The highest performing financial services firms are those that are more likely to hire younger advisers, according to new research. Macquarie's second bi-annual AFS Benchmarking Report shows that more than 55% of high performing firms are hiring younger ...

BTFG enhances life cover application process, waives fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2018
BT Financial Group is making it easier for financial advisers and their clients to apply for life insurance. Following an update to BTFG's LifeCENTRAL+ software, advisers can now share information online and will also soon be able to apply online via ...

SMSFs: Who, what, where, when and how

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2018
Financial advisers have been provided with a simple checklist to employ when considering recommending a self-managed superannuation fund to clients. Australian Financial Complaints Authority lead ombudsman - superannuation, June Smith reinforced the ...