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Spring FG to join dealer group ranks

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2017
... of dealer group services with a specialist superannuation and retirement planning firm among the first of its representatives. The ASX-listed advice group will begin offering dealer group services to financial advisers and mortgage brokers, believing ...

MBS Insurance welcomes two partners

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2017
... MacKenzie were part of the firm's comprehensive development pathway that culminated in their appointment as authorised representatives in October 2015. The new partners have also been assigned to manage and deliver specialist risk advice in MBS's strategic ...

Panel appointed to ease AFCA transition

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2017
... Authority. Led by former Assistant Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia Malcolm Edey, the panel comprises representatives from two of the three existing complaints services to be amalgamated as well as two representatives acting on behalf of small ...

Fiducian flags advice acquisitions in report

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2017
... further $97 million in funds under advice, bringing the total to $2.14 billion. The group now has 67 authorised representatives across 44 Australian offices, and in a joint statement chair Robert Bucknell and managing director Indy Singh said future ...

Aura appoints new head of distribution

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2017
... and Faddy's appointment, Aura head of funds and wealth management Craig Mowll said: "With almost 100 authorised representatives nationally and a growing funds management business specialising in private equity and credit, it was a perfect opportunity ...

IOOF grows against the grain

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2017
... advice net flows total $3 billion for the group; $976 million of which came from the same 33 newly authorised representatives. In addition, platform net inflows were positive for the 18th consecutive quarter, amounting to $1.2 billion. This was largely ...

Advice business offers enforceable undertaking

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2017
... files. The regulator determined that Financial Index Australia's Adviser Incentive Scheme was likely to encourage representatives to switch clients from existing third-party products to FIA's in-house products. ASIC said this practice occurred on numerous ...

Remembering Gerry Porter

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2017
... from 2005, retiring from the position in late 2016. Under Porter's direction, the number of Synchron authorised representatives in the state grew from 21 advisers to 119. Porter's career in life insurance was extensive and also comprised roles with Prudential ...

Labor unyielding on banking Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2017
... and executive compensation after a Labor and Greens-backed proposed bill fell short of one vote in the House of Representatives. "I am not proposing another full blown inquiry into the operation of our financial system - this was done recently - but ...

ASIC advances towards telecommunication intercept powers

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2017
... the Attorney-General's Department and the office of the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions, as well as representatives from industry bodies, consumer groups and academia.