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New talent celebrated with AFA award

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2011
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has opened nominations for its 2011 AFA Rising Star of the Year Award. The AFA's Rising star of the Year Award (Award) is designed to celebrate the talented newcomers in the world of financial advice. Established ...

MLC launches contrib. cap tool

... aggregate amounts of the breaches but their complexity, which Dale said increases the likelihood of mistakes. "Not only must advisers know what can be contributed to each category, they must also know how to administer the contributions. Failure to file ...

Asgard upgrades eWrap

... extensive range of new features for its eWRAP platform designed to drive greater productivity and profitability by helping advisers to deliver more customised advice for more clients in less time. The enhancements include simplified share and managed ...

Time for instos to embrace ETFs

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2011
... investors to do things they wouldn't otherwise be able to," said Frank Henze, head of ETFs Asia Pacific, State Street Global Advisers. "But innovation must not overtake education. If the confidence isn't there then the ETF category will not extend into ...

Shorten responds to bias accusations

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2011
... industry funds puppet, with a spokesman labelling the claims as "a bit rich". Yesterday the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) claimed the industry superannuation funds were behind the FOFA reforms, were formulating policy and issuing "warnings" ...

Proposed tough planner rules

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2011
... changes to ASIC's powers go ahead. Currently under review by the Treasury, proposals include strengthened authority to ban advisers. The reforms in question propose that harsher penalties should be introduced for financial planners which regulator, Australia ...

Former Morningstar chief joins Sharesight

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2011
... firm, Sharesight, as executive director. Bird will lead the company's first foray into the Australian market, targeting advisers and investors with its online share portfolio management system. "I have felt for a long time there was a need for a high ...

Software speeds up SMSF creation

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2011
Financial advisers and accountants can set up new self-managed super funds in under ten minutes with SMSF software which allows trustees to invest in anything from shares to bull semen. OneStepSMSF, a joint project between technology provider BGL and ...

Industry funds, independent platforms stand up for FOFA reforms

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2011
... the financial services industry in the wake of intense lobbying of the independents by financial planners. Financial advisers were instructed by shadow financial services minister Senator Mathias Cormann on May 19 to target the four independent members ...

BT Wrap releases AdviserNETgain integration

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2011
... planning solution AdviserNETgain, with new systems to raise efficiency. AdviserNETgain, which has over 2,000 users, allows advisers to produce an unlimited number of review advice documents in one process. This new integration will open the online service ...