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Clients stung by commissioned advice

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2009
... recommendation of products that cost less than that of their commission-based counterparts. However the Financial Planning Association has hit back at the report. "Investors need to understand that the value of advice is not just about cost. Client service ...

Advisers award top insurers

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2009
Asteron and Aviva were the joint awardees of this year's 2008 Life Insurance Company of the Year Award by the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and Plan For Life. Challenger, which last year acquired the annuities portfolio of AXA, was named the ...

Australia faces financial hub contender

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2009
... as a leading financial hub in the region. Richard Gilbert, chief executive of the Investment and Financial Services Association, is also an advocate, highlighting the country's well-regulated financial system. Singapore is expected to unveil its tax ...

FPA members gain practice tool

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2009
Financial Planning Association (FPA) members can benchmark their business against others in the industry and identify areas for improvement after Business Health's practice diagnostic program was added to the association's online member section. The ...

Tracking hedge fund fees

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2009
... fees are being paid, according to an industry expert. Kim Ivey, chairman of the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), said there is a "logical reason" why a performance fee is being paid to a fund manager, as this serves to only to further ...

Govt move aids planners

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2009
... clients to stop payments. All advisers need to do is submit a request for the suspension in writing. Meanwhile, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) and Financial Planning ...

Cuscal hires customers GM

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2009
... the past eight years. Lovney was previously chief executive of Abacus - Australian Mutuals, which saw him lead the association committed to the support and promotion of mutual credit unions and building societies. He was first appointed Cuscal's general ...

Don't punish fin services for GFC: Pearce

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2009
... minister for financial services, superannuation and corporate law, yesterday told the Securities and Derivatives Industry Association that the Opposition will not support knee-jerk new regulations, particularly if they are politically motivated. "The ...

Insurance bonds renaissance

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2009
... sector revamps itself with more specialist investment options. According to Richard Klipin, chief executive of the Association of Financial Advisers, insurance bonds are no longer just "traditional" capital guaranteed or balanced option investments. ...

Pearce rejects "sloppy" league tables

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2009
... potentially inaccurate and misleading." Pearce's comments echo the sentiment from the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) which labelled the proposed superannuation league tables a "dangerous compromise". "A single figure trust level ...