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FOFA provisions will go ahead: PJC

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2012
... remain as is. It also allowed for the provision of scaled advice and rejected the premise that commission remuneration for advisers should be allowed inside superannuation if personal advice is delivered, rather than being based on the type of risk products ...

FOFA discontent rumbles on after PJC findings

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2012
... advice costly, while "not allowing for an effective scaleable advice framework". "We want higher standards for financial advisers, we want a best interest duty that puts consumers' interests first and we want an end to commissions," said John Brogden ...

H3 Global wins LG Super mandate

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2012
Westpac- linked H3 Global Advisers has been awarded a $55 million mandate by Local Government Super in New South Wales, pushing its total assets under management to over $600 million. H3 Global is 45% owned by Ascalon Capital Managers, which is fully ...

Australian Ethical builds adviser products

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2012
... wholesale unit class for its Smaller Companies Trust, Larger Companies Trust and the Climate Advocacy Fund. The group said advisers had previously been unable to access their products because its funds are not readily available on dealer group platforms. ...

Netwealth owned Paragem rebrands as Pathway

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2012
... previously held senior roles at FSP, DKN/Lonsdale and Zurich. "More than ever, it is crucial that licensees and their advisers partner with experts in the areas of Regulatory Support, Compliance and Risk Management," said Humphries. "The standards demanded ...

Asteron Life completes $10m platform upgrade

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 FEB 2012
... haven't done a major product overhaul since we launched the Asteron Life platform a few years ago, the feedback we got from advisers is that we needed to upgrade our product and our pricing in the market place," Hawke said. Previously reported on Feb ...

Social media an important tool for advisers

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 FEB 2012
... according to Trevor Young, social media expert and strategy and innovation director at Edelman Australia, who spoke to advisers at a recent Zurich event in Sydney. "Today's ever evolving social media landscape presents huge opportunities to connect with ...

Zurich updates Life Risk product

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2012
... has made further enhancements to its life risk product which it said is aimed at speeding up the insurance process for advisers and their clients. Advisers were told about the changes at a Zurich, Life in the Express Lane event in Sydney this morning. ...

OnePath changes in wake of UBS INGIM purchase

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2012
... asset management while also partnering with specialist investment managers to drive greater value for our investors and advisers. Through our partnership with UBS and other specialist investment managers we aim to deliver effective diversification across ...

SMSFs the new retail

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012
The SMSF market is an untapped resource for many advisers who should capitalise on the growing popularity of self managed super funds. That's according to Alex Francois, head of distribution, investments at Provident Capital, who believes SMSFs are ...