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Former AFA executive returns

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017
The Association of Financial Advisers will welcome the return of its former chief operating officer in the role of general manager, policy and professionalism. Phil Anderson left the association in 2015 to join Netwealth where he worked as general manager ...

Hassle-free housing investment

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017
Advisers can help keep the Australian dream of owning a property alive in the midst of the affordability crisis with the option of fractional ownership in residential housing. Actively seeking relationships with financial advisers, BRICKX chief executive ...

Governance professional joins SMSFA board

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2017
... an honour. "This is an organisation that punches above its weight. It has a wide-reaching sphere of influence for both advisers and trustees and a knowledgeable team that advocates superbly for the sector," FitzRoy said. "I have deep respect for the ...

Elders gives back to advice community

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2017
... some of our knowledge and skills with the wider financial planning community," Elders general manager Tony Beaven said. Advisers will be educated on a wide range of skill sets including financial planning, compliance, business coaching, emotional intelligence ...

ANZ Wealth adds SMAs to platform

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2017
... "This can reduce the complexities associated with direct share investment selection, trading and administration. "For advisers, the availability of SMAs means less time spent on administration and more time managing their clients' overall investment ...

ASIC consults on new statement of advice

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2017
... information about the advice they receive," ASIC deputy chairman Peter Kell said. "We welcome feedback that will help advisers achieve this objective. The SOA should not be designed as a mechanism to protect advisers against liability or a compliance ...

FPA to quell adviser fears around education

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2017
The new education standards for financial advisers will be the talking point of the Financial Planning Association of Australia's National Roadshow, hitting Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney this week. FPA chief executive Dante De Gori said the education ...

Change of pace for Countplus

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2017
... statement to the ASX yesterday, managing director and chief executive Matthew Rowe confirmed the sale of CBC Financial Advisers, which it had acquired in August 2010. "The company has successfully sold its shareholding in CBC Financial Advisers, representing ...

Tech industry opens niche markets for advisers

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2017
Financial advisers can expect to have more clients working in information and communication technologies (ICT) after new research found there could be 722,000 professionals in the industry by 2022. The forecast came from the latest Australia's Digital ...

Zurich revamps life insurance products

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2017
... since acquiring the Macquarie Life risk business last October. This is the culmination of many months of working with advisers, determining how Zurich could best equip them to succeed in a rapidly changing marketplace, Brooks said. The offerings come ...