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CBA makes senior advice appointment from AMP

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2015
CBA has appointed a new general manager, bank financial planning and an independent chair to its advice board. Hugh Humphrey joins CBA from AMP, where he was director, strategy and transformation for the group's advice, bank and corporate super businesses. ...

Economist says innovation one small part of growth

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2015
The federal government's innovation statement was well received among the financial services industry but there are still gaps to be filled in transforming Australia's fiscal growth according to a chief economist. Providing his global economic and market ...

Whitehelm Capital acquires 49% stake in GE business

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2015
Whitehelm Capital has acquired a 49.9% stake in General Electric Energy Financial Services' Worsley Multi-Fuel Cogeneration (Worsley Cogen) power plant. Worsley Cogen is valued at $1.2 billion and GE will retain a 50.1% stake in the business. It generates ...

FPA hires professional standards, advocacy manager

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2015
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has appointed a professional standards and advocacy manager to strengthen its policy team. Benjamin Marshan was previously associate director of wealth management advisory at KPMG Australia for over a year. Before ...

ING DIRECT inks deal with advice association

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015
ING DIRECT has signed a referral deal with one of Australia's top financial planning associations that will benefit customers of its Living Super product. Professional practices which are certified by the Financial Planning Association (FPA) will provide ...

NAB Wealth Advice hires growth manager

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015
NAB Wealth Advice has appointed a former ING DIRECT executive to the role of business growth manager, strategic alliances and growth. Charles Smith has 25 years of experience within the wealth management industry, having held senior roles with ING DIRECT ...

Individual risk income premiums top $2.4bn

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015
... risk income premium inflows increased 5.5% to more than $2.4 billion in the year to September 2015 according to the latest Plan For Life data. BT/Westpac led the overall percentage growth, recording a 16.7% increase in risk income inflows to about $256 ...

Government releases adviser education legislation

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015
The Government has released exposure draft legislation for raising the professional standards for financial advisers. The draft legislation stipulates that new advisers will require a degree, a professional year of training and pass an exam. Current ...

Accountants slow to take up limited AFSL

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2015
Accountants have been slow to apply for the additional licensing conditions required to continue advising on self-managed super funds in 2016, according to Perpetual Private. Perpetual research found that 72% have yet to start their licence application ...

Australians turning to super funds for financial advice

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2015
Over 400,000 superannuation fund members intend to look for intra-fund advice services to meet their financial planning goals, according to Investment Trends research. The estimate is based on Investment Trends' modelling from a survey of 10,367 Australian ...