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Super fund to give financial advice with technology

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2011
... VicSuper will next week begin using a "rapid advice engine" from Provisio Technologies to deliver single-issue financial advice to members. VicSuper said yesterday that basic financial advice on contributions, investment choice and insurance will be ...

Fraud firm masquerades as financial advisors: ASIC alert

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2011
... confused with legitimate companies that share the same name: Frontline Financial Planning (ACN 150 602 896) or FTL Financial Advice (ACN 069 805 207), the release said. Frontline has since opened a new website hosted in Thailand, the regulator said. ...

Investment cloud clears with Govt draft proposal

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2011
... management companies by Financial Services Council (FSC) and PwC found proposed reforms to superannuation and financial advice were universally held as the number one concern for wealth management leaders. The FSC said the draft legislation will rectify ...

Count Financial powers ahead with large profit, juicy dividend

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2011
... raising $37.15 million in windfall gains. Countplus has 16 accounting firms, one financial planning firm and a financial advice dealer group. Count Financial told the Australian Securities Exchange yesterday that when earnings were normalized to remove ...

Govt uncertainty plagues wealth mgmt industry

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011
... management companies by Financial Services Council (FSC) and PwC found proposed reforms to superannuation and financial advice were universally held as the number one concern for wealth management leaders. John Brogden, chief executive, FSC, said three ...

AMP/AXA's Integra moves to MLC's Garvan

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2011
... director, Integra, told Financial Standard. Kent said the acquisition of AXA by AMP and the proposed Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms has prompted the review. "With the proposed changes under FOFA along with consumer education around fees, commissions ...

Government bowing to pressure on super risk commissions

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2011
... commissions on risk insurance within superannuation as it prepares to submit draft legislations on the future of financial advice in September. Speaking at the Financial Services Council conference on the Gold Coast, Assistant Treasurer Bill Shorten ...

BT regroups for market push

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2011
... external recruitment. Cooper said the rate of change facing the wealth management industry, such as the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms, meant it was time for innovation to compete effectively. "We are seeking significant growth across super ...

Intrafund advice a sticking point for Stronger Super group

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2011
... source present at the meetings has said. The 15-member group could not reach common ground as to what constituted financial advice that should be paid for by a member and where the line should be drawn to prevent the other members paying for services ...

ASIC looks to reshape retail advice

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011
... business with scaled advice as it limits the "range of considerations financial planners look at when providing financial advice". The FPA said it would contribute submissions to the paper.