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AIOFP elects new board for PCM

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2009
Members of the Association of Independently-Owned Financial Planners (AIOFP) have elected a new board to oversee its product manufacturing arm, Personal Choice Management, ahead of a bidding war on which platforms will manage around $4 billion of fund ...

Aviva launches insurance 'mylink'

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2009
... platform to write new insurance applications. Since late 2007, the group has acquired the highest market share in the independent financial adviser (IFA) channel, for retail stand alone new business.

Managed accounts firm ramps up ESG

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2009
... firm's poor governance. "We used to hold Cabcharge and using our ESG and screening process we were concerned around the independent directors and the risk of the continuity of the CEO for example among other issues," he said. Dalton said the Brisbane-based ...

Lonergan Edwards supports Premium buy-back

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2009
... proposed share buy-back scheme, which is set to be voted on next month, would be a fair outcome for shareholders. The independent experts report, commissioned by the Premium Investors board in accordance with recommendations from the Australian Securities ...

Macq Airport buys management rights

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2009
... further step towards reducing that gap and to growing value for all security holders," said Trevor Gerber, chair of the independent board committee at Macquarie Airports Management Limited. "In particular an internally managed group has the potential ...

IFSA appoints Brogden as CEO

IFSA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2009
... Brogden was the chief executive of health insurer Manchester Unity until its successful merger with HCF. He was the independent chairman of Abacus, the industry body representing Australia's credit unions, building societies and friendly societies from ...

The quest for independent advice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2009
... can deliver advice packages," said Peatey. However, unlike a newspaper report in the UK that said up to half of the independent financial adviser (IFA) industry would exit the sector following the reforms, Australian financial advisers are better placed ...

Qantas Super gets $66m injection

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2009
... next three years. The plan currently has assets of around $5 billion. "The new funding plan has been prepared by the independent Actuary and has been agreed by the Company and the Trustee. Confirmation of the new funding plan has also been provided to ...

Aviva expands Southern teams

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2008
... years of industry experience, and previously worked at Macquarie and MLC in key distribution roles supporting the independent financial advisor market. More recently, Parker was head of sales at Virgin Money. Also, Melanie Alpar has been appointed as ...

CFS adds muscle to distribution team

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2008
... Colonial First State's overall distribution market and strategy. "Between 40 to 50 per cent of our flows come from the independent financial advisers market, and we have no intention of changing that strategy. We're interested in doing anything that ...