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One in four retail fund members to switch: CHOICE

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2010
... involved" and that he was getting "off the shelf" advice. He also argued that current commission structures encouraged advisers to promote products that provide large commissions. However he hopes the proposed financial advice reforms will go a long ...

FPA and RIAA team up for planners

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2010
... $20 trillion or over one quarter of the world's funds." The partnership between the FPA and RIAA will give financial advisers the opportunity to learn how a responsible investment approach can deliver competitive sustainable returns, she said. FPA members ...

Aon ramps up insurance and pensions

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2010
... permanent disablement. The trust has also introduced a pension consolidation account and an asset allocation calculator for advisers to use to demonstrate to clients the range of investments available to them through the Aon Master Trust. The introduction ...

Wealthtrac broadens share trading services

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2010
Platform provider Wealthtrac has launched a new share trading facility that allows advisers to choose from six panel brokers, including JB Were, Morgan Stanley and RBS Morgans. Matthew Johnson, chief executive and managing director of Wealthtrac, said ...

TOWER Aus hits $1bn insurance milestone

PRESS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2010
... billion in in-force premium and the group hopes its platform product Accelerated Protection will continue to appeal to more advisers. The Australian life insurance firm continues to report more than 10 per cent growth on year across all its business ...

Industry backs MySuper reforms

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2010
... undermined." Not enough? Financial planning bodies, the Financial Planning Association (FPA) and the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA), said the missing ingredient in the government's response is the incentives for ordinary Australians to seek ...

Addwealth seeks women advisers

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUL 2010
WA-based financial planning firm Addwealth is looking to hire women advisers in each state across Australia as the group's female client base grows. Bronwen Parsons, general manager of Addwealth, said the firm is looking to fill a gap in the market ...

Coalition details stance on commissions

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2010
... final decision on the matter. Meanwhile, Kerry Chikarovski, consultant political adviser at the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA), previously said the association expects the Coalition to adopt some of the Ripoll report's recommendations. "I suspect ...

Zurich adds two to tele-underwriting team

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUL 2010
... broker firm while Fortune was previously at the firm's call centre. Like other insurers, Zurich has seen more financial advisers use tele-underwriting to provide risk advice to more clients. The channel means advisers do not need to complete customers' ...

Planners risk buying bad businesses

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUL 2010
... Davidson. Ultimately, he said the best deals are based on a "shared vision", pricing the business according to the risk advisers take, and involving the outgoing principal throughout the transition process.