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Favour turns to active management

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
... in Australia believe the current market is more favourable to active portfolios. Natixis surveyed 2700 financial professionals, including wealth managers, registered investment advisors, financial planners and independent broker/dealers, in 16 countries ...

Pessimism strikes Australia, US optimistic

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
Financial professionals in the United States are optimistic about a market recovery, while pessimism is highest in the Asian region where professionals are forecasting double-digit losses, according to Natixis. In its most recent Natixis Investment ...

FASEA boycott sparks in-fighting

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2020
... overreach. "Enough is enough," he said. Another advice association, the Association of Independently Owned Financial Professionals (AIOFP) reached out to their membership about the UFAA's boycott suggestion. "Some members have asked our opinion on ...

ASIC bans Linchpin directors

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020
... which was a subsidiary of Linchpin. He also used to be the chair of the Association of Independently Owned Financial Professionals (AIOFP). ASIC found that the three directors failed to act in the best interests of the members of the Investport Income ...

AIOFP launches fresh campaign, criticises FPA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2020
... money from the big banks in return for support. Writing to members, Association of Independently Owned Financial Professionals director Peter Johnston said advisers have an opportunity to force change, leveraging similar techniques employed by the mortgage ...

COVID-19 sparks renewed fight for commissions

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2020
... news big institutions are turning them off earlier than the law requires. The Association of Independent Financial Professionals (AIOFP) has made a submission on the implementation of the Royal Commission recommendations calling for the banning of grandfathered ...

Positives from the pandemic for advisers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
According to the Association of Independently Owned Financial Professionals (AIOFP), the COVID-19 pandemic may be producing some positives for financial advisers. In a letter to AIOFP members, executive director Peter Johnston wrote that despite all ...

Focus to acquire stake in MEDIQ

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
... Partners to expand its presence in the ultra-high-net worth space. It also has a stake in Gold Coast-based Financial Professionals. The firm has more than 60 partners. It reported over $900 million in revenue for FY18. For the September quarter, domestic ...

Separate advice and product: AIOFP

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2020
The Association of Independently Owned Financial Professionals wants product failures and financial losses from those failures factored into the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort. The AIOFP said it agrees with the "general thrust" of the Compensation ...

Last stand for grandfathered commissions falls over

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2020
The Association of Independently Owned Financial Professionals has failed to raise the necessary funds to mount its High Court challenge to retain grandfathered commissions. The AIOFP has confirmed the High Court challenge to fight the banning of grandfathered ...