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MLC adds nine inv options to super product

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2012
... MLC has added nine investment options to its MasterKey Business Super product to improve the offer for its members and advisers. It has also reduced a number of fees and improved the transparency of the product to prepare for the upcoming Future of Financial ...

Advisers force life premiums down

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2012
Financial advisers are the driving force behind falling premium rates on life cover products, according to ClearView's Clive Levinthal. A recent joint study by the life insurer and industry information supplier Plan For Life shows that premiums have ...

Super cap breaches tumble

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2012
... payable. MLC has recently launched the 2012/13 version of its industry-leading online contribution cap calculator to help advisers manage the cap for their clients. "The tool has been very popular with advisers and we believe it will continue to play ...

IQPC conference tackles operational risk

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2012
The IQPC Financial Services Operational Risk and Compliance conference in early December is designed to help advisers assess risk, get the most from their budget and develop strategies to overcome the challenges posed by regulatory change. Recent scandals ...

BT Wrap first to hit tax statement deadline

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2012
... product. "Our commitment is to make the challenging end-of-financial-year process as quick and painless as possible for advisers and investors. We're proud to be delivering on that commitment." BT Wrap's new estimator tool also proved successful with ...

Hultgren appointed MDRT Australia chairman

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2012
... chairperson of the Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT). The MDRT is one of the premier global associations for financial advisers. It was formed in 1927 when 32 life insurance agents who had each sold at least $1 million in life insurance formed an association ...

We'll hunt down commission 'work around': FSA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012
... to get around the commissions ban with 'work around' fixes. Commissions and all payments from platforms to financial advisers will be banned in the UK wealth management market from end this year under a raft of reforms known as the Retail Distribution ...

AFA names finalists for the Adviser of the Year Award

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has named the six finalists of the association's prestigious 2012 AFA Adviser of the Year Award. In a year that sees the award celebrate its 10th anniversary, female advisers are more strongly represented ...

AFA names Female Excellence in Advice finalists

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA), in conjunction with TAL Life, has named the six finalist of this year's 2012 Female Excellence in Advice Award. The Award is about encouraging more women to consider financial advice as a career, to champion ...

Non-aligned advisers driving new platforms

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2012
There are now an estimated 5,300 non-aligned financial advisers in Australia, a figure that has been revised upwards by Rainmaker in response to recent takeovers and expanding research coverage. This new figure equates to 29% of advisers of Australia ...