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Ripoll Inquiry must build on FSR progress: AFA

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2009
Investigating the collapses of Storm and Opes Prime could help improve Australia's financial advice system - but any radical changes to current FSR arrangements could chime the death knell of good financial advice, warns a key industry association. ...

Intra-fund advice relief opens super funds to lawsuits

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2009
Super funds run the risk of giving their fund members damaging financial advice if they don't address the "hidden traps" that come with the new intra-fund advice rules, warns a planning expert. Last month the federal government endorsed ASIC's decision ...

AMIST tilts $28m into equities

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2009
... one of the super fund's three-phase strategy, said Livanas. This follows AMIST has rolled out a fee-for-service financial advice service to its members using Mercer in May this year.

Mercer's self employed advice strategy falls short

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2009
... Solutions launched its self-employed financial planning network at the end of May 2008. At the time, Scott Walters, financial advice leader in Australia at the firm, said self-employed financial planners represented a significant opportunity for Mercer ...

Sunsuper extends planning service

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2009
... has upgraded the fund's financial planning capability with On Track, a program which provides tailored on-going financial advice for members for free if the member has all their super in the fund. The super fund is targeting members 40 years and older ...

Telstra Super rolls out phone advice

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2009
... informed decisions about their super, Telstra Super Financial Planning now offers Telstra Super members limited financial advice over the phone through superannuation advisers," the fund said in a statement. This limited advice includes information on ...

HESTA ready for advice boom

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2009
... advice to its members following the Government's new legislative changes - a result achieved through its existing financial advice infrastructure. HESTA has had its advice program in place for three years, but the new legislation enables much shorter ...

Planners prepare for retirement shock

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2009
... "total retirement planning" services. He defines total retirement planning as providing baby boomer clients with financial advice and a well-articulated lifestyle coaching program. "The majority of retirement planning you get these days is focused just ...

Mutual funds gain record flows

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2009
... scattered thunderstorms," he said. Enskat said the crisis has placed asset allocation, portfolio construction and financial advice front of investor minds. "[This] provides opportunities for independent asset management firms that commit to expansion ...

Don't confuse advice: Guardian

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2009
... fully aware before making decisions. In addition, the trustee should be obliged to explain in writing what full financial advice would constitute and where they may access a full financial advice service. "Without that, the risk is that people will walk ...