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Rate cut impacts SMSFs, retirees

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013
... cut the cash rate by 25 basis points may impact self-managed super funds (SMSF) and retirees, meaning that financial advisers may have to work with them to seek other sources of income. Retirees and SMSFs depending on cash accounts and the interests ...

WiBF appoints first CEO

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013

Independent advisers more loyal to their licensees

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2013
Independent advisers have more loyalty towards their own dealer groups than those who belong to an institutionally-owned adviser group. A recent Net Promoter Scores (NPS) research done with over 1,000 advisers showed that those who belong to independent ...

NTAA keen to establish referral relations with advisers

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
... planners. NTAA Advice Member Advocate Phillip Osborne told Financial Standard that "in two or three years, financial advisers and accountants will be providing advice in a very different way." "There will be a high level of specialisation and we want ...

Industry applauds ISN-FSC union

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
... ISN advertising campaigns, he said: "We have not supported the advertisement campaigns that have been lobbied against advisers and the commission structures. We call on those campaigns to be removed." Chief executive of retail fund Australian Ethical ...

Advisers warned to check pension start dates after new ruling

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
Advisers have been warned to pay closer attention to pension start dates following a tax office ruling explaining when a superannuation income stream commences and when it ceases, and consequently when a superannuation income stream is payable and taxable. ...

Super flushed 'down the drain' by illiterate investment

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013

Most planners are aligned, consumers think otherwise

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013
In an environment of increasing industry concentration, most financial advisers belong to an aligned dealer group, but their clients seem to think otherwise. About 28% of financial advisers belong to an independent dealer group and their funds under ...

Pro bono advice on rise amid regulatory change

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013
Industry efforts to keep up with regulatory changes have not affected advisers' interest in providing pro bono services, and some are already asking for a coordinated approach from the whole industry. "There has been some interest recently to take a ...

Advice firms start to launch in post-FoFA regime

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2013
... still lots of opportunities to give advice" but said that the key to success is specialisation. Bombora will partner with advisers, accountants and lawyers to help them provide risk advice to their clients. The firm will remain non-aligned, even though ...