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AFA awards deadline looms

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2015
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has called for submissions for its Adviser and Practice of the Year awards before the July 17 deadline. The Adviser of the Year award is based on adviser performance, practice business performance, professionalism ...

Shaw hires and restructures as holistic advice firm

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2015
Shaw Stockbroking has rebranded as Shaw and Partners (Shaw) and hired a Macquarie executive as part of its strategy to offer holistic advice services. Shaw will provide a combination of independent financial planning, estate planning, insurance and ...

EOFY means new laws and new products

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2015
... now must invest a minimum of $5 million across three complying arrangements. Also from today, a new Premium Investor Visa (PIV) requires an investment of $15 million. They are available via an Australian government invite.

Nominations open for AFA Adviser of the Year Award

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015
Nominations for this year's Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) Adviser of the Year Award are now open. Advisers can nominate themselves, or may be nominated by their peers, their licensee or PDM/BDM. On launching the award, now into its 13th year ...

CFS to distribute Sanlam funds in Australia

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2015
Colonial First State has partnered with South African asset manager Sanlam Group to distribute Sanlam's Managed Risk Funds in Australia. According to CFS general manager product and investments Peter Chun, Sanlam's Managed Risk strategy pivots on reducing ...

AFA looking for next adviser of the year

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2015
The Association of Financial Advisers has partnered with Zurich to launch the 2015 Adviser of the Year and Practice of the Year awards. As a result, the AFA is now searching for advisers who, according to chief executive Brad Fox, it "not only [rates] ...

New SIV rules target smaller companies boost

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015
... corporate bonds, annuities and real property - subject to a 10% limit on residential real estate. A new Premium Investor Visa (PIV) will also be launched from July, requiring an investment of $15 million and targeting "talented entrepreneurs and innovators." ...

XTB launch opens corporate bonds to retail

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2015
The Australian Corporate Bond Company (ACBC) has launched 17 exchange traded bond units (XTBs) that will provide investors with exposure to returns from individual corporate bonds issued by the top 50 ASX listed companies. The investment opportunity ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher, following gains on Wall Street on Friday. The June share price index futures contract was up 43 points at 5,645. Wall Street stocks surged more than one per cent on Friday after new data showed that the ...

FEATURE: Where next for risk advice?

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2015
Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says the clock is ticking for the industry to implement the recommendations in the Trowbridge report. Alex Burke investigates what that might mean for risk advice. "It is up to the industry now to restore public confidence ...