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No jump in client meetings: Business Health

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2008
... planner is serious about business longevity. The Business Health report 'Hidden Profits' surveyed more than 1,000 financial advice practices and found, on average, they were conducting 6.2 client appointments per week. Rod Bertino, Business Health partner ...

PIS calls for industry and retail ceasefire

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2008
... and industry super funds to put their philosophical differences aside and work together to provide a broader financial advice service to consumers. "I would love to find a way where instead of the constant sniping that goes on between retail and industry ...

AUSCOAL switches to weekly

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2008
... members and their families so they can make the most of their super, and we're offering scaleable, commission free financial advice," said the fund's chief executive Bruce Watson. The fund's membership base grew by as much as 10 per cent in the past ...

Godfrey Pembroke appoints MD

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2008
... said Reddacliff brought an extensive amount of experience to the firm and was passionate about the future of the financial advice profession.

Advisers open doors to $50k clients

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2008
... number of advisers will now consider clients with less than $100,000 and even $50,000 appropriate to receive financial advice. Ross Barnwell, ING Australia executive director of sales and marketing, said that while advisers are still targeting the top ...

Record fall in super fees

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2008
... is to focus on how fees vary depending on what a fund delivers, particularly focusing on investment choice and financial advice support, rather than just what segment a fund operates in, said Keevers. "For example, VALUE-choice funds have average fees ...

Westpac FP turns to experience

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2008
... 2015. "Westpac Financial Planning will be well positioned to meet the substantial growth in demand for quality financial advice and work with customers, particularly those in the pre and post retirement space," he said. The firm's drive to attract more ...

Mercer opens first ext advice practice

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2008
Mercer Wealth Solutions opened its first external financial advice practice in Baulkham Hills, Sydney, just three months after it launched the new advice channel. Practice director, John Tsekas, a financial adviser with 15 years experience, joins the ...

Till taxes do us part

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2008
Divorced couples unwary of CGT pitfalls could be in for a world of tax pain without professional financial advice, said Centric Wealth. Couples looking to untie the knot can often make the most out of the capital gains tax rollover relief, however they ...

Govt policies block choice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2008
The Rudd Government's proposed policies on super and financial advice are potentially "anti-competitive" and won't go unchallenged, said shadow treasurer Malcolm Turnbull. Speaking at the IFSA conference yesterday, Turnbull said the Coalition will be ...