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Guardian FP eyes risk advisers

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011
... hopes to grow its adviser network by 10 per cent this financial year and wants to attract more risk insurance specialist advisers. The financial planning firm is using referrals to attract interest while talking to potential advisers that may join its ...

Count new strategy for advisers

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011
Count Financial is to roll out a new practice management program for advisers after appointing a new senior executive for business development, marketing and events. The accountant-based financial planning group has appointed former AMP general manager ...

Asgard upgrades insurance for FOFA

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2011
Platform provider Asgard adds new features to its Asgard Personal Protection Package (APPP) which will help advisers in their risk-related business. APPP now provides online application and tracking tools and a Mortgage Acceptance Cover feature. "We're ...

State Street adds to ETF stable

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2011
Continued growth in local demand for ETFs has prompted State Street Global Advisers (SSgA) to add a further three products to its SPDR ETF range. In April, State Street will launch a new ETF focusing on resources, one on financials and a third tracking ...

AXA releases new North

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2011
AXA has officially launched its next generation of the North platform, revealing the upgrade to over 2,000 advisers on its roadshows this week. As previously reported by Financial Standard, the North's new generation platform builds on the capital guaranteed ...

BT targets advisers with contribution tracker

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2011
BT Wrap releases new product to help advisers monitor clients' super contributions, avoid excess penalties and take advantage of caps, as the deadline for 2011 declarations approaches. Around 60, 000 Australians were penalised for excess super contributions ...

Risk advisers embrace social media

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2011
Life risk advisers from Brisbane are the most prolific users of Twitter, with 11 per cent using the social media site, and a high 41 per cent are active on LinkedIn, a survey found. Zurich Life polled 700 life risk advisers at a recent national product ...

Keep advice a simple business: BTFG

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2011
... Group. Adviser are anxious around the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) but Spiers said despite this that is important for advisers to still recognise the simplicity of their advice business. "People say that we exist in a complex business, but that ...

Aussie funds fail transparency test

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2011
Australia's managed funds are among the world's worst in terms of disclosure, a report has found, with financial advisers caught between client commitments and secretive funds. Managed funds in Australia and New Zealand do not have to publish portfolio ...

Advisers compare insurance on smartphones

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2011
Financial advisers will be able to compare life insurance from major insurers on their Blackberries, Androids, iPhones or any smartphone after technology provider Omnium widened the capability of its free quoting application. The pioneering firm was ...