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XPLAN named top planning application

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014
XPLANA has been named the top rated Australian planning application for 2013 in the latest A Investment Trends Planning and Advice Applications Report. According to the report, XPLAN has achieved the highest benchmark score for any financial planning ...

Intra-fund advice is low-cost

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2014
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has released a report that they claim demonstrates intra-fund advice is low cost to deliver. The report found that the median cost for intra-fund advice equates to $2.81 per member per year ...

MDA provider inks deal with Affinity and Redgum

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2014
... new MDA solution over the next 12-18 months. The firm has approximately $350 million in assets under advice and employs 24 staff across its wealth management, financial planning and accounting businesses. Affinity Wealth Services principal, Keith Jones ...

Latest Financial Standard issue available on the iPad app

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2014
In the latest edition of Financial Standard, we look at whether longevity insurance is the key to making retirement funds go the distance. We also investigate why the much-vaunted Asia Funds Passport might not get off the ground andA we speak to MetLife ...

La Trobe wins international awards

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014
La Trobe Financial won the excellence in mortgage fund management, special category Australia award at the International Alternative Investment Review (IAIR) Global Awards in Hong Kong. La Trobe won the award for the second consecutive year. Winners ...

AFA Plan For Life - Life Company Awards

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2014
The annual AFA / Plan for Life - Life Company Awards was created to award the best life companies of the year in eight different categories. The 9th edition of the event will take place in Sydney on March 12 and recognises the life companies' product ...

FICAP's "Who Wants to be a RockStar" sells out

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2014
The annual FICAP "Who Wants to be a RockStar" event has sold out with record support led by platinum sponsors ANZ, Challenger, Colonial First State and Perpetual. The event to be held at the Beresford Hotel in Sydney on Thursday 20 March sees members ...

BOQ adds to board

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2014
BOQ has appointed Bruce Carter, founding managing partner of Ferrier Hodgson South Australia to the BOQ Board. This comes after the recent appointment of Margaret Seale on 21 January 2014, and brings the total number of Directors to 10. Carter has extensive ...

ACCI board appoints new CEO

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2014
The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry has appointed of Kate Carnell to the position of chief executive officer. Carnell will take up the Canberra based appointment in May 2014. "The appointment has been made following a comprehensive recruitment ...

La Trobe mortgage fund gets "Strong" rating

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2014
The La Trobe Australian Mortgage Fund has been awarded a "Strong" rating from Australia Ratings. In its first rating from Australia Ratings, A the rating was given due to a number of operational components, performance, financial adequacy and stability ...