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Industry needs unified solution to insurance "failure": ASIC

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2014
Insurers and financial advisers must stop pointing fingers and create a unified response to address insurance sector failures, the Australian Securities and Investments Commissions (ASIC) deputy chair Peter Kell said "This needs a collective response ...

Financial Wisdom and Count also subject to higher standards

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2014
Advisers at Commonwealth Bank-owned (CBA) Financial Wisdom and Count Financial will be subject to higher education standards from today, joining their counterparts at Commonwealth Financial Planning and BW Financial Advice. The new standards apply to ...

RI Advice launches cashflow management tool

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2014
... chief executive Darren Whereat said. "Using the automated aggregation and categorisation tool with simple reporting, advisers can help clients to understand their spending patterns and achieve a balance between debt management and wealth accumulation," ...

Former van Eyk consultants launch new business

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2014
... Andronaco have launched their new Sydney-based business, InvestSense. The business will provide consulting services to advisers, aiming to assist them "to help their clients better understand their investment situation." The business will combine contemporary ...

Van Eyk goes into liquidation

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2014
... it allows users to access ratings and performance reports on over 15,000 investment products. It is used by financial advisers in Australia to access van Eyk research, portfolio construction tools and model portfolios. Van Eyk entered voluntary administration ...

Voting opens on the SelectingSuper popular awards

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2014
... are equally in the running. Voting for SMSF administrator of the year is limited to intermediaries such as financial advisers, accountants, SMSF specialists and brokers. To vote for SelectingSuper SMSF administrator of the year, click here. To vote for ...

Lonsec confirms interest in van Eyk's iRate

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2014
... research solution with access to ratings and performance reports on over 15,000 investment products. It is used by financial advisers in Australia to access van Eyk research, portfolio construction tools and model portfolios. "We did submit a bid to ...

RI sector outperforms ASX 300: Lonsec

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2014
... manufacturer and gambling, while others prefer company engagement and a 'best of sector' approach. "The challenge for advisers is to recommend the right funds that align with their clients' ethical investment motivation," Sweeney said. "Traditional ethical ...

Life Insurance and Advice Working Group chair appointed

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014
... appointed independent chairman of the Life Insurance and Advice Working Group established by the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and the Financial Services Council (FSC). The working group will address issues such as the quality of advice, product ...

AFA to lobby for MySuper opt in arrangement

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) is concerned that mandatory transfer to default MySuper products could lead to consumers losing their existing insurance arrangements and asked for an opt-in arrangement to MySuper. AFA chief executive Brad ...