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HLB Mann Judd appoints director

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2015
... problem solving skills. She is technically minded and able to achieve quick results that are both practical and commercially astute," he said. "It is always pleasing to be able to promote from within, and Kate's appointment is a testament to the strength ...

Decline in practice valuations bottoms out

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2015
... reforms, the cost of doing business increased and consequently it places pressure on profit margins. Buyers became more astute, banks implemented tighter credit policy and sale valuations of businesses were impacted." The complete study can be downloaded ...

Centuria partners with Mason Stevens to deliver credit bond

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2015
Centuria Life has partnered with Mason Stevens to add a bespoke credit bond to its Tax Astute product suite. The underlying asset in the credit bond is the Mason Stevens Credit Fund, which is an actively-managed fixed income fund comprised of government ...

Small tech providers tempt aligned advisers to defect

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014
Aligned advisers are finding large platforms slow to react to the changing environment, with some starting to "defect" and to small independent providers, AdviceInnovation members said. "People are beginning to defect. A couple years ago there wasn't ...

Cbus executive denies perjury allegation

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2014
Cbus' head of workplace distribution Maria Butera has denied she committed perjury at the Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption, contradicting claims made by Counsel Assisting the Royal Commission, Jeremy Stoljar SC. In his submission ...

Forward guidance at its best

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2014
... his opening remarks following the release of the BOE's Quarterly Inflation Report last night. But of course, being the astute central banker that he is (yes, I'm a Carney groupie now), he said it more eloquently... even quoting from Karl Marx's "The ...

Client education initiative joins AdviceInnovation

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2014
A client education and communication solution has joined the AdviceInnovation hub, an online initiative that aims to provide solutions for financial advice businesses. The Innergi business has developed an online Financial Knowledge Centre which allows ...

Planners unite to create innovation platform

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2014
... create an online hub to provide solutions to advice businesses. The businesses behind the newly-created AdviceInnovation are Astute Wealth, The Social Adviser, Complete Client Connection, Now Sorted!, 64 Media and PressDev. "There are a lot of great ...

Resources needed for outcomes, regulators warn Treasury

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014
... regulator said. The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) noted that a risk-based supervisory approach "requires astute judgment by supervisory staff and confidence based on experience." "Maintaining a high-quality workforce with deep industry ...

AstuteWheel launch estate planning tool

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2014
AstuteWheel have launched an estate planning tool that helps advisers gather their clients' information before they meet with the solicitor. "Usually clients don't know where to start when it comes to estate planning and unless the adviser knows how ...