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AFA presents renewed strategy and Narrative

LAURA MILLAN  |  SUNDAY, 12 OCT 2014
... clients." This initiative comes after an internal survey of AFA members, with the research showing that advisers want the AFA to focus on professional pathways and leadership strategies, be an active voice on policy issues and be better at engaging with ...

Upfront commissions linked to bad advice

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2014
... report. In conjunction with the rest of the industry we are looking to resolve those issues as soon as practicable. "A key focus for us at AMP is to ensure that we communicate simply and more clearly with customers on the benefits of insurance. Australians ...

Enter AFA's best tweet competition

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2014
... for the conference will get a complimentary ticket to attend one of Baz "The Social Adviser" Gardner's quarterly two day focus workshops prior to the end of October 2015 (valued at $2,000). An AFA spokesperson said that it was using social media as a ...

OneVue cuts deal with Spring FG

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2014
... the firm to make use of its platform. "Our core Platform Services capability will be used to administer SMSF assets with a focus on property for Spring FG," OneVue head of platform strategy, sales and service David Storm said. Spring FG managing director ...

One third of risk advisers non-compliant, ASIC says

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2014
Financial advisers specialising in life insurance must lift the quality of advice and ensure that the interests of their clients are given priority, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has said. ASIC reviewed more than 200 advice ...

NAB takes a $1bn hit

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2014
... provisions were disappointing but necessary. "Taking these decisions gives us more clarity going into the future and allows us to focus on the core Australian and New Zealand franchises, which remain in good shape," he said. "NAB is committed to including ...

Unexpected impact of tech on US monetary policy

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2014
... technological change has the power to impact employment levels, the rate of economic growth and even prices - the major focus areas of central banks. The falling cost of robots that aid manufacturing is having an impact on the number of jobs available ...

Scale drove CalPERS hedge fund move

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2014
... to the sector their average almost doubles to 5%. Rainmaker further commented that some of Australia's largest NFP funds focus their alternative asset exposure into infrastructure and private equity rather than hedge funds.

Perpetual reveals details of first LIC

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2014
... manager Vince Pezzullo who also co-manages the Perpetual Industrial Share Fund. "The portfolio will be actively managed and focus on delivering regular income and long-term capital growth. While Australian listed securities will be the core of the portfolio ...

Standard Life Investments names head of new infra debt team

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2014
... will work closely with investment director, credit, Fiona Dickinson. The infrastructure debt team's strategy will be to focus on providing long term senior debt to core infrastructure projects within the UK and some selected European jurisdictions, in ...