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Advisers need to collaborate

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2015
... planners, according to Complete Financial Balance principal Brendan Cox. Speaking at the 2015 Association of Financial Advisers National Roadshow in Sydney, Cox - whose company won the 2014 AFA Practice of the Year award - said that it was only by having ...

NZ looks to Trowbridge for life reforms

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2015
... response to New Zealand's Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment's upcoming review of the country's Financial Advisers Act. "We expect the MJW independent report will identify possible solutions for these issues," Neilson said. "The FSC aims ...

Industry giants ramp up adviser ethics training

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2015
... to face training, including two full day workshops and one-on-one coaching with facilitators from The Ethics Centre. Advisers from the remaining institutions will follow in the near future, The Ethics Centre confirmed. "The institutions are not mandating ...

Legg Mason retirement income fund delivers solid return

PROMOTED BY LEGG MASON  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2015
Advisers attending Legg Mason's Sydney Symposium will hear first-hand how portfolio construction theory was modernised and risk-return charts flipped in developing a one-of-a-kind retirement income fund.

Gen Y can drive SMSF growth

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2015
SMSF Association chief executive Andrea Slattery sees a growth opportunity for financial advisers by delivering holistic services to increasing SMSF interest among Generation Y clients. Research commissioned by the SMSF Association and nabtrade shows ...

Aligned execs join Fortnum in advice arm restructure

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2015
... Commonwealth Bank and AMP-owned Genesys and Charter Financial Planning. As part of the restructure, Fortnum Financial Advisers has also internally promoted national sales manager Joel Taylor to the new role of managing director. Taylor will report to ...

Executive appointment round-up

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2015
... vacated by Andrew Godfrey following his promotion to the financial services business leader position. Perpetual, TAL advisers join independent firm - Manly Financial Services has appointed former Perpetual Private risk adviser Scott Anderson and TAL ...

Independent dealers in M&A mode

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2015
Recent high-profile mergers and acquisitions of aligned advisers by independent groups are a sign of a growing trend. In the past three months, former ANZ managing director of advice and distribution Paul Barrett's firm AZ Next Generation Advisory (AZ ...

IOOF merges two licences

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015
... Adviser and Plan B into Consultum and Shadforth. An IOOF spokesperson said, "The reasoning behind the transition of the advisers in both cases is that it makes sense to consolidate smaller licences, such as MyAdviser and Plan B, with our larger flagship ...

SMSFs keeping cash for better markets

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015
... and Investment Trends yesterday. This year's report is based on a survey of about 4000 SMSF trustees and 501 financial advisers. Vanguard head of market strategy and communications, Robin Bowerman, said SMSF trustees currently have a bearish outlook ...