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FPA-Cbus referral deal makes promising start

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2014
... "which is certainly above where we need to be for a successful pilot." He said the majority of members seeking comprehensive advice were approaching or at the retirement age. Rantall said the early signs were positive, and that if it continues to go ...

Best Interest drives advisers away from products

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2013
... Interest Duty provision of the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) regulation is designed to make planners give comprehensive advice in a process where recommending a product is "the last piece of the puzzle." At the end of the advice process, the planner ...

Scaled advice to shape industry future

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2013
... "Scaled advice is a new opportunity for financial planners," Rantall said. "FoFA hasn't reduced the cost of comprehensive advice, that's why many practices are looking at other models to seek more efficiency."

Gap increasing between consumers and cost of advice

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2012
... their financial advice, down from $670 in 2010. "With planners estimating that it costs $2,550 to provide comprehensive advice, there is a clear gap between the expected and actual cost of advice," said Investment Trends senior analyst Recep Peker. "Planners ...

AMP scales advice for affordability

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2011
... advice, but what we are trying to do is provide an offering that in some ways is between full face-to-face comprehensive advice and a call centre." New figures from CoreData Brandmanagement have shown that the proportion of investors bypassing intermediaries ...

RI Advice insurance sales up 300pc

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2011
... also surging. Back in 2009, RI Advice Group, formally RetireInvest, repositioned the business to provide comprehensive advice, allowing its advisers to select from new branding models, brand exclusivity and an equity alignment scheme. The group also ...

Credit Suisse appoints Australian head

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2011
... a major role in driving collaboration with our investment banking and asset management divisions to offer comprehensive advice to our private banking clients."

AustralianSuper new player in advice industry

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2011
... there's going to be quite a bit of play here, especially through scaled or intrafund advice, but we are more in comprehensive advice complex area so in this instance we will be offering advice combining the two models," said Reddacliff. For independent ...

More time needed for Stronger Super side issues: Costello

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2011
... on how to implement the Stronger Super response to the Cooper Review. In his speech he raised the cost of comprehensive advice and said it can not be included in default superannuation products. He said people in default strategies needed better value ...

Civic joins Financial Index Australia

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2010
... collective experience, will remain with the business and maintain their current focus on providing clients with comprehensive advice in areas including retirement planning, wealth creation and superannuation. "Our strong competencies and tailored solutions ...