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PROFILE: netwealth head of advice Simon Micallef

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2014
Business and soccer have been parallel careers for netwealth head of advice Simon Micallef, and he has been moving swimmingly from one to another. But despite his love of the worldA game, he admits to Laura Millan that Australia will get its financial ...

Beacon approves DomaCom fractional property fund

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2014
Beacon Financial Group will add the DomaCom fractional property fund to its approved product list (APL). DomaCom's property fund was launched in February and was aimed at meeting the needs of the independent financial advice (IFA) sector. "IFAs such ...

Budget reply speech 2014 -15: Bill Shorten

Advisers turn budget into opportunity to engage

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2014
Tech savvy financial planners have turned fears around the 2014/15 federal budget cuts into an opportunity to highlight the value of advice and engage with their clients on social media. The government's warnings before the release of the 2014 budget ...

Safer sex? Women take less risk than men

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2014
Overlooking the preferences of the more cautious partner when devising an investment strategy for couples could see planners get a rap from the regulator, risk specialist FinaMetrica has warned. Risk profile data compiled by the financial services firm ...

Low income retirees to feel budget pain

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2014
Pensioners on low incomes will be significantly worse off under the changes announced in Tuesday's budget, according to Pauline Vamos, chief executive of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). Speaking at ASFA's post-budget briefing ...

Budget a 'missed opportunity': ISA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2014
Industry Super Australia (ISA) Director of Public Affairs Matt Linden said the budget was a "missed opportunity to find small innovative solutions," saying the changes could result in a 25% decrease in retirement income for many Australians. He said ...

Count awards advisers in Shanghai conference

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2014
Count Financial has given awards to ten accountants and advisers during its annual conference, held this year in Shanghai. The awards recognised financial advice quality and good client outcomes within the different practices. The Member Firm of the ...

SunGard launches hedge fund risk reporting service

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2014
SunGard has launched its Hedge360 Risk Reporting Service which provides hedge funds with independently validated data and analytics to help carry out due diligence and risk management. SunGard said the fully hosted and managed service provides macro-scenario ...

SuperStream savings 'nowhere near' estimates

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014
SuperStream is not delivering the member value for money that was its intended result in the Cooper Review, according to VicSuper head of employer relations Dean Pearce. Pearce said that, in order to differentiate itself in the employer market, VicSuper ...