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NAB profits slump but wealth division prospers

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012
National Australia Bank has reported a 22% plunge in annual profit, but saw growth in its wealth creation business. Net profit at the fourth largest Australian bank fell to $4.1 billion in the year to 30 September, down $1.1 billion on the same period ...

Investor confidence hits 14 year low

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012
State Street's global Investor Confidence Index (ICI) has posted its biggest drop in 14 years. Global investor confidence on the index fell from a revised reading in September of 87.3, to 80.6. The plummet in global confidence stemmed from a steep drop ...

Aligned or independent: Advisers must be relevant

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012
Whether advisers choose to stand-alone or stand-aligned, they're both confronted with developing an advice model that resonates with the disparate needs of clients. That was the overarching sentiment a group of industry practitioners shared with delegates ...

Soft-skills critical to maximising adviser value-add

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012
The only adviser role more important than helping clients at claim-time is the front-end work necessary to help them adequately protect for a myriad of life events directly outside their control, according to financial adviser David Baccinelli. Presenting ...

Huge opportunity in untapped business insurance

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012
Advisers who are not involved in the sale of business insurance are missing out on a hugely profitable opportunity, according to Affinity Planning's Peter Hartnell. Hartnell, a risk product specialist with more than 50 years experience, says that the ...

Push... pussshh

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012

Tyndall develops fixed income info kit

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
An information kit has been developed by asset manager Tyndall AM to help advisers explain how fixed income works to their clients. It will include eight fact sheets on different aspects of fixed income, such as credit markets, covered bonds, and the ...

Avoid estate planning mistakes

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
Advisers may need more technical and compliance knowledge to make sure that they meet clients' needs with estate planning, said Equity Trustees Limited. Actually drafting a Will or documenting an estate plan may prove more complex than some had realised ...

Prepare now for MySuper revenue siege: MLC's Doust

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
Given that MySuper is a major game-changer in the way corporate super advisers earn a living, Neale Doust head of sales and relationship management at MLC Business Super suggests they invest sufficient time working how they'll survive once the brave ...

Importance of company culture overlooked

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2012
The importance of creating a strong business culture with core values at its centre is too often overlooked by financial services companies, according to Kim Payne, managing director of Experience Wealth Consulting. Payne, a former adviser with more ...