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Ripoll recommends investor compensation fund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2009
... Committee (PJC) said the government should investigate launching a "last resort statutory compensation fund" to cover financial advice licensee failings. The committee received a number of submissions from the regulator and Financial Ombudsman Service ...

Ripoll heats up sales or advice debate

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2009
... conflicts of interest as advisers play the dual role of sellers within a company's distribution network, while giving financial advice. "The tension between the industry's dual sales and advice functions should be clearly resolved in favour of regulations ...

AFA calls for more consultation on education

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2009
... Bowen, minister for human services, financial services, superannuation and corporate law, called for high quality financial advice. "Adviser education is an extremely important ingredient in providing quality advice but so is experience and learning ...

Perceived conflicts lethal to planners

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2009
Commission-based financial advice may not necessarily lead to real conflicts of interest but even 'perceived' conflicts threaten to undermine the industry's future, said Chris Bowen, the minister for financial services and superannuation. Addressing ...

Synchron adds consultant after growth

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2009
Synchron has hit the 150-financial-adviser mark and hired a practice development consultant. The financial advice group appointed Neil McKay as practice development consultant. McKay is a financial adviser who has also acted as a risk insurance consultant ...

Coalition against commissions

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2009
... advice remuneration and disclosure. Under the Charter, IFSA members must unbundle and clearly state the cost of financial advice from other costs. Members seeking financial advice on their super can then "turn off" the cost relating to the financial ...

Saint appointed chief executive at Genesys

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2009
... non-executive chair at Genesy Group but will remain a director on the board. Andrew Waddell, general manager of AXA's financial advice network, replaces Swindells as executive chair.

Giant leap for super advice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2009
... advice on super and their clients. Under the Charter, IFSA members must unbundle and clearly state the cost of financial advice from other costs relating to the super product and services. On top of the unbundling of fees, financial advisers must first ...

Hillross buys Rabo Financial Advisors

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2009
... represents 40 staff including 17 advisers with $430 million in funds under advice (FUA) across 2,000 clients. The financial advice division has offices in major regional centres in New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia. The business will ...

Decimal updates online super advice system

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2009
... Investments Commission (ASIC) has called the 'unmet need' of multiple millions of Australians who require personal financial advice around their super savings," said Jan Kolbusz, managing director at decimal. "This service integrates state of the art ...