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AMP to announce SMSF board

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2016
... flagged the launch of an online SMSF trustee course in early 2016, as part of a wider education strategy aimed at both advisers and trustees. AMP has boldly said it wants to create "a seamless and best-in-market customer experience for SMSF administration" ...

Asteron creates LIF-ready adviser commissions

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2016
... the wholesale rate includes a 25% premium discount with an additional 15% price cut for new clients in the first year. "Advisers are asking for flexibility, so we have developed a first-to-market customised rate that enables them to adjust commission ...

Younger clients best-served by robo-advice

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2016
Automated asset allocation and risk profiling "changes the dynamic of who advisers can and can't afford to talk to," according to Ignition Wealth chief executive Mark Fordree. Fortree said that he knew of many advice groups who "saw two to three people ...

OmniLife adds industry fund risk products

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2016
Omnium-operated risk research tool OmniLife has added industry fund risk insurance products, giving advisers further comparative insight into the super risk market. Although retail and industry fund risk products are operated differently, Omnium said ...

Aussie large-cap active managers endure massive outflows

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2016
... dwarf ETF inflows. Morningstar senior analyst Tim Wong said cost is a common denominator behind the shift. "Financial advisers are adapting to a world without product provider commissions, one that requires a clear distinction between service and product ...

Adviser standards need a tidy

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 11 JAN 2016
... Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) believes it is not clear how proposed education and training requirements for financial advisers would apply to robo-advice. ASFA says if financial advice was to be provided online (robo-advice) by a corporate ...

Choice of super fund won't always work: REST

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 8 JAN 2016
... conditions and be an unnecessary drag on revenues for others." "These employers may also find themselves acting as "de facto advisers" whereby an employee's choice is not suitable and leads to an employee suffering loss, reduced returns or poorly tailored ...

Super switches estimated at $35 billion

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 7 JAN 2016
... advice. About 16% did seek professional advice and the main source of advice came from employers (29.6%). Professional advisers played a bigger role for those switching to a retail fund, advising 42%. A quarter of respondents moving to retail super funds ...

Spire Copper Rock small cap fund added to two platforms

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2015
... model portfolios. "Copper Rock are a proven specialist in a sector that demands active management. The fund provides advisers with the opportunity to access global companies in sectors like healthcare and technology where Copper Rock currently have nearly ...

AFA winner highlights retirement fears

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2015
The Association of Financial Advisers' 2015 Adviser of the Year has said many of his clients are "afraid" of retirement, and not just because of financial concerns. Speaking at a Zurich event in Sydney, The Retirement Advice Centre retirement adviser ...