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Suncorp Life appoints new risk head

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2011
... announced," said Summerhayes. Suncorp Life is the life insurance, superannuation and investment, asset management and financial advice division of Suncorp Insurance. Suncorp Life's products and services are provided by Asteron and Suncorp and its financial ...

ISN submission targets advice requirement

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2011
... reforms submission from the Industry Super Network to Treasury has called for stronger legal requirements around financial advice and better consumer protection. The Industry Super Network (ISN) has requested that the Government strengthen legal requirements ...

netwealth aims to plug gaps in planner needs

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2011
... advisers providing more efficient back office capabilities to help cater for the requirements of the Future of Financial Advice reforms. netwealth said that the 'next generation' service, which went live today, would enable advisers and licensees to ...

Rice Warner clarifies $11 estimate

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2011
... is in the ongoing cost and excludes opt-in implementation costs and other costs associated with the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms. The submission also stated the $11 opt-in cost should not be confused with the cost of contacting clients who ...

Beulah seizes post-FOFA opportunity

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011
... area, Beulah only launched just over three years ago and we now have $235 million in funds and the Future of Financial Advice reforms are playing into our hands. One of the areas that has been good for growth, in our perspective, is other financial planning ...

Latest Financial Standard iPad edition available today

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2011
... edition of the Financial Standard newspaper. This edition we feature a roundup of the latest news on the Future of Financial Advice reforms with in-depth analysis of Shorten's proposals and industry reactions. Our special report looks at how boutique ...

Uncertainty and consolidation just the beginning: AFA

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2011
... growth strategy of Bill Shorten, Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation, and manager of the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms. "We believe that less competition in the industry and greater consolidation spells fewer choices for Australian ...

Planning industry unified on commissions: AMP

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011
... Helmich told Financial Standard. "Australia has the FPA Australia, the Financial Services Council and Future of Financial Advice reforms, we are more advanced and moving towards a marketplace without commissions." "In the US there is still more work ...

Plan B names new CEO

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2011
... early use of fee-for-service and no rebates or commissions positions it perfectly for the Government's Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) package. "I am keen to see how we leverage the capability that is already there and take advantage of the FOFA regulations." ...

Super funds need to guide members: Investment Trends

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2011
... comprehensive solution of good information integrated with effective advice offerings, said Johnson. "With the Future of Financial Advice reforms being introduced in July 2012, there is a real opportunity for providers to combine limited advice, full ...