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AFA announces awards finalists

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2015
The Association of Financial Advisers has announced the finalists for its 2015 awards. In partnership with TAL, the Female Excellence in Advice Award finalists are Perspective Financial Services' Esther Althaus, PetersMcKeown's Tricia Peters and NAB's ...

TAL, Zurich dominate life awards

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2015
TAL and Zurich provide the best value life insurance products, according to Canstar's 2015 Star Ratings Report. The report found that both insurers "couldn't be separated for top honours in providing outstanding value overall across the life insurance ...

VicSuper awards $100m corporate bonds mandate

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2015
VicSuper has awarded a $100 million investment mandate to a fixed income manager to invest in diversified Australian corporate loans. Metrics Credit Partners will manage the mandate, which falls under VicSuper's domestic fixed interest strategy. The ...

Affinia announces adviser award winners

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
TAL-aligned dealer group Affinia has announced the winners of its 2015 Adviser Awards. Targeted at recognising the professional achievements of Affinia's risk advisers, the awards are split into four categories. The first, Adviser of the Year, was won ...

Colonial First State awards $55m mandate

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2015
A Sydney boutique has won a $55 million mandate from Colonial First State. Eight Investment Partners (8IP) was given the nod to manage a small cap Australian equity portfolio for the wealth management group. The boutique was established in 2009 by Kerry ...

BT reveals winners of national awards

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2015
BT Financial Group handed the awards to best adviser, best practice of the year and rising star at a ceremony at Parliament House in Canberra. McPhail HLG Financial Planning director and adviser Anne Graham was awarded Adviser of the Year, while the ...

Retail funds get behind campaign to lower fees

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2015
... competing with industry, corporate and public sector funds, many of which have higher fees." Loane said that the modern awards system by which employers choose default superannuation funds does not allow for market competition. "Open market competition ...

Frydenberg slams modern awards as poorly-conceived

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2015
... alternative to the current, poorly-conceived Fair Work Commission process for the selection of default funds in modern awards." He added that the government was committed to increasing competition in the default superannuation market. "Competition remains ...

FSC awards industry execs

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2015
... because their contributions have been exceptional compared with those of other individuals working on similar projects. Awards also value active participation in FSC board committees, working groups, expert groups and special projects. The FSC also awarded ...

FPA awards open to submissions

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2015
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has opened its 2015 awards to submissions. In addition to the FPA Certified Financial Planner Professional of the Year, FPA Financial Planner AFP of the Year, and Future2 Community Service awards ...