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Kingston Capital joins FSP

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2011
... FSP is also expecting to make some more high level business appointments later this year while continuing to talk to advisers looking for a new dealer group. "They are assessing Financial Services Partners as a better alternative to their current AFSL ...

Intra-fund opens new doors for advisers

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JAN 2011
Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) chief executive Richard Klipin said that while many of AFA's members are rightly concerned about the unintended consequences of the 'intra-fund advice' model, there are some upsides. Intra-funds are traditionally ...

Three in five advisers opt out of opt-in: research

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 28 JAN 2011
Research published last week reveals fierce resistance from financial advisers to adopt the proposed annual 'opt-in' reforms, arguing the approach could do more damage than not to their clients' portfolios and impose more compliance burden on their ...

MLC wrap locks into SMSFs and managed accounts

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2011
... instalment warrants. Also incorporated into the new platform is a greater range of Adviser Service fee options to allow advisers to collect fees in a method that is customized to suit their own business model. "In a world where advisers are transitioning ...

AXA elevates RACV for advisers

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 25 JAN 2011
... AXA Australia's latest coup is an exclusive deal with car insurer Royal Automotive Club of Victoria (RACV), which gives advisers another channel to reach a broader client base. Under the agreement, AXA advisers have the opportunity to access RACV's two ...

Macq Private Wealth appoints COO

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 25 JAN 2011
... Melbourne, was also a former associate at JP Morgan. As part of her new role, Yeoh will support Macquarie's 400-plus financial advisers in both Australia and New Zealand, providing research, marketing, training, operations, strategy and execution tools. ...

Haste makes waste

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 JAN 2011
... be without the Fed? Yes, they'll be tightening too. Former Fed governor - now vice-chairman of St. Louis Macroeconomic Advisers - Laurence Meyers, predicts that the US central bank will start raising the fed funds rate in January 2012. But before that ...

Mobile internet tools take flight

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2011
... based on "lite" operating systems will hit 150 million per year in four years - making it more important than ever that advisers get on board the tech revolution. New research from tech firm Ovum shows 35 per cent of global shipments in 2015 will be ...

Hillross awards top adviser

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2011
... Financial Planners, represented by Tim Gray, NSW Woodward Nhill, Principal Peter Gersch, VIC AMP-owned Hillross has about 300 advisers operating under its brand, with the annual awards recognising those who have displayed professionalism, wealth management ...

FSA ups ante on advice

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2011
UK-based financial advisers will be required to hold a Statement of Professional Standing (SPS) to continue providing financial advice after January 2013, according to new regulations set out by the Financial Services Authority (FSA). The regulation ...