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Independent advice licensee under ASIC radar

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2015
... Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). The regulator has imposed new licence conditions on Sentinel Private Wealth following concerns over the company's compliance. An independent review commissioned by Sentinel identified compliance ...

Suncorp Life super channel leads profit growth

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2015
Suncorp has posted the full-year results for its life division, with its superannuation channel seeing the biggest in-force growth: 23.4% on the previous 12 months to $496 million. Suncorp said this was because of "strong growth in sales in both WealthSmart ...

Older workers are the future

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2015
There is a huge opportunity for the financial services sector to seize on the opportunity posed by the country's ageing demographics story, according to Shadow Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Bernie Ripoll. The Member for Oxley highlighted ...

QIC raises $1 billion for infrastructure fund

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2015
... Fund (QGIF), reaching roughly 50% of its target. Investors in the fund include Hostplus as well as "an Asian sovereign wealth fund, one of China's leading insurers and two foundation QIC clients," according to QIC's statement. QGIF will focus on infrastructure ...

Alpha Fund Managers add AB fund to portfolio

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2015
... earnings rather than relying on reported accounting profits as a guide to stock selection. Managing director of Infocus Wealth Management, the parent company of Alpha Fund Managers, Rod Bristow said adding the AB fund will create value for clients. "The ...

BetaShares appoints CIO

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2015
... Furthermore, Matthew Reeves has joined BetaShares as compliance manager - he previously held the same role at ClearView Wealth - and Sarah Hare has been appointed marketing manager. Hare joins BetaShares from Macquarie, where she was a content manager. ...

ANZ addressing women's financial futures

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2015
... women can still earn up to 36% less than men and retire with around half the superannuation. ANZ chief executive global wealth, Joyce Phillips, said it is known women are at a financial disadvantage and the research confirms what is restricting the financial ...

Zurich identifies investment megatrends

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2015
... companies which are riding the wave of change. They will be incredibly important to those investors who wish to create wealth over the long-term," Stodart finished.

Netwealth launches first private label MA

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2015
Netwealth will provide GPS Wealth advisers and clients with access to its private label managed account service. GPS Wealth advisers are now able to access nine models, which collectively make up the care investment program. "Our group continues to ...

Wealth Enhancers departs Synchron, goes independent

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2015
Generation Y-targeted advice firm Wealth Enhancers has set up its own Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL). Wealth Enhancers was previously aligned with Synchron. According to Wealth Enhancers financial coach Rebecca Boles, the decision to go ...