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VicSuper launches next-gen admin platform with Bravura

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2015
... 2015. The project was delivered to production on that very day. This is a significant achievement that speaks to the quality of the software, the implementation methodology, the experienced and dedicated project teams at both VicSuper and Bravura, and ...

JPM Global Strategic Bond Fund rated by Zenith

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2015
... opportunities across the market cycle." Head of Australia funds David Hallifax added: "Zenith has acknowledged the high quality of our investment team, which is central to the Fund receiving a Recommended rating. This is a great endorsement for the Fund ...

XPLAN is top-rated financial planning software

ALEX GAMBOTTO-BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2015
... Trends analyst Ian Webster, XPLAN was chosen because it is a "world class comprehensive planning application". "The quality of XPLAN and the other Australian planning applications in the benchmark is testament to licensees' investment in technology and ...

NGS Super appoints Frontier after tender process

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2015
... appointment of Frontier, which over many years has built an outstanding reputation and record not just in terms of the quality of its advice, but also in regard to the quality of its consulting staff. "In an increasingly competitive environment, the ...

Advisers scramble to gather ASIC register data

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2015
... practices within the same dealer group. "The register is going to drive organisations to think more holistically about the quality of their documentation, verification, storage and monitoring," Hoven said.

Law firm targets disgruntled advice clients using Twitter

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2015
... the advice that they have received, and encouraging them to "do something about it." "Do you have concerns about the quality of financial advice you've received? Do something about it," Slater and Gordon said on a sponsored tweet sent this week from ...

SMSFs attract too much criticism

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2015
... themselves." He also admitted that a recent Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) investigation into the quality of SMSF advice had unearthed too many problems. "We still have some way to go before everyone in the country has access ...

ASIC ends Macquarie EU but sees gaps in advice files

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2015
... next 12 months. ASIC noted that KPMG's review of a sample of client advice files shows there are some issues in the quality of records of advice and that further improvements are required in key areas such as recording the advice given, recording advice ...

Reconsider life insurance commission ban: ISA

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2015
... Industry stakeholders and consumers submitted more than 130 documents to the inquiry, addressing four critical areas: the quality of advice, remuneration and other adviser incentives, insurer practices and product offerings and industry productivity. ...

FPA sets sights on lifting professional standards

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2015
Education and professional standards must be raised if the quality of advice across the financial planning industry is to be consistent, according to Financial Planning Association (FPA) chief executive Mark Rantall. The industry body has labelled 2015 ...