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Consumers flex social media muscle

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2011
In under 24 hours, over 4,000 people signed up to an online Big Bank Switch campaign by consumer group, CHOICE, reflecting the increasing power of social media as a form of communication. The big four banks, the main target of the campaign, were also ...

Advisory firm directors may challenge ASIC ban

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2011
Two Seagrims directors are considering a legal challenge to a three-year ASIC ban imposed after clients lost money in funds associated with the Trio Capital superannuation fund fraud. ASIC said on Tuesday it was holding financial advisers to account ...

Aberdeen switches Aus equities manager

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2011
Aberdeen Asset Management has reorganised its Australian equities team, with a change at the top of the $170 million fund. Robert Penaloza will become head of the team on July 1, replacing Mark Daniels who steps down to become investment director. Penaloza ...

ASIC accepts EU from Kilara Financial Solutions

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2011
Planning group, Kilara Financial Solutions, will take on an independent compliance expert at its own cost after having switched clients to Trio Capital super products. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has accepted the Enforcable ...

Count says advisers worried about IOOF offer

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2011
Independent financial advisers may have an issue with institutional ownership under the proposed IOOF takeover of DKN Financial Group, a major shareholder of the takeover target said today. Count Financial chief executive Andrew Gale said regulatory ...

Customers rate SMSFs the best

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2011
The latest Superannuation Satisfaction report from consumer researcher Roy Morgan has found that 75 per cent of SMSF customers are satisfied with their fund returns, compared to just 52 per cent for industry fund customers and 47 per cent for retail ...

MLC MasterKey platform revamped

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2011
MLC has made changes to its MasterKey platform based on feedback including external asset reporting, more investment choice and switching strategy options. Advisers using the MasterKey platform now have access to new online and product upgrades. NAB ...

BT Super dangles $20,000 carrot

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2011
BT Super for Life has upped the ante to attract new members by offering four cash prizes of up to $20,000 for switching to and contributing to a BT Super for Life account. Running from May 1 to August 15, the competition is available for entrants that ...

Advisers launch FOFA attack

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2011
Now the Budget is over financial adviser groups have come out swinging over the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms, rallying members to pressure the Government to scrap their most hated measures. The two key points adviser groups want scrapped ...

AMP taking its time with planning business

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2011
AMP's merger with AXA brings around 3000 financial planners under the same roof - almost double the size of its nearest competitor. Merging the two entities for maximum returns is a task AMP is not rushing into. Craig Meller, Managing Director of AMP's ...