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TAL increases focus on direct insurance with buyout

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2013
... group insurance markets. "TAL has had a 10% stake in Lifebroker for three years now and we have been impressed with the quality of the business and the service it provides consumers," he said. "It is important we make life insurance available in ways ...

Centrepoint optimistic after completing AAP acquisition

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2013
... independent expert. De Zwart said that adviser numbers have been steady since July and that the group is focusing on the quality of advice rather than in the numbers. "Growth isn't what we are about. So we are not actively recruiting, but waiting for ...

Industry agrees: SMSFs are not for everyone

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2013
... suitable for all members," Slattery said. She added that SPAA will engage in discussions with ASIC and that looking at the quality of advice and the level of disclosure by those providing services to SMSF "will improve the service of a sector that is ...

ASIC questions SMSF advice in proposed guidance

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commissions (ASIC) has called into question the quality of advice given to self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF) investors in proposed guidance the regulator released today. "There is a need to improve the ...

Fund managers mislead researchers on reasons for staff turnover

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2013
... for investors looking for a good fiduciary of their money. "An essential part of manager research is assessing the quality of the people and team. If the people change, this commonly requires a complete reassessment of the investment proposition from ...

Perpetual equities deputy head to step down

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2013
... many years." "We believe that these evolutionary changes will ensure Perpetual Investments continues to provide the quality of investment management that our clients expect," he said. Head of equities Matt Williams said: "Charlie has been a loyal friend ...

WealthSure undertakes major reform of the business

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2013
... training the advisers and the compliance team. WealthSure will develop an Adviser Academy to help advisers improve the quality of their advice and will provide external training to its compliance staff. The reform of the business started six months ago ...

CBA institutional banking group exec resigns

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2013
... so a decision to stay would have been easy," Saines said. "However the strength of the business and the outstanding quality of its talent gives me the opportunity at this time to move on to a new phase in my career." Saines joined CBA in 2004 and has ...

ASIC admits Commonwealth FP investigation was "not adequate"

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
... "extensive surveillance" of the planning unit between February 2007 and February 2008. "ASIC formed the view that the quality of advice and standards of practice in CFPL were unacceptable," the submission said. The regulator admitted that "it should ...

Tyndall concentrated fund gets Zenith 'recommended' rating

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013
... and Tim Johnston. There has been substantial interest from the retail market since launch. "This is testament to the quality of the team behind the fund and the long-standing success of their investment approach and strategy," Matt Russell, head of marketing ...