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FPA appoints Rantall to top job

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2010
... worked at NAB-owned Godfrey Pembroke between 2003 and 2008 where he helped the dealer group transition more than 200 advisers to a fee-for-service remuneration model in 2006. In 2008, he helped develop The NAB Academy, where he was dean of advice until ...

Class Super accelerates member reports

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2010
... that in one stroke with customisable, automated and user friendly fund member reporting," he said. "Administrators and advisers are able to present meaningful and useful reports quickly and easily on fund performance, asset allocation while the fund ...

AMP upgrades insurance

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2010
AMP has improved its risk insurance by launching a number of services to help advisers with the underwriting process. The group's trauma product has been upgraded, too. AMP's concierge service means financial advisers can contact the underwriter who ...

Macquarie targets specialist investments

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2010
... including longevity solutions, investment lending and structured investments. According to a press statement, MSI will give advisers a "consistent point of contact", and will provide a platform for improved reporting and investment choices. These include ...

MLC launches high income protection

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2010
... market, said Sean McCormack, general manager of advice product at MLC Insurance. For example, the policy allows financial advisers to protect up to $60,000 of their client's income per month, versus the current industry standard of only providing nearly ...

Commissions by another name

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2010
... account balances, the product manufacturer is still paying the adviser. "Payments may still be made from manufacturers to advisers where the investor has agreed to deductions from the investment to cover the cost of advice. Such payments are nothing ...

New tech to track contribution caps

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2010
Macquarie Wrap has created a new online system to help advisers track whether clients' contribution caps are being reached. The new online Superannuation Contributions Report gives advisers a clear picture of client contributions into their Super Manager ...

AXA upgrades insurance in super

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2010
... combining stepped and level premiums in a hybrid plan -- much like a mortgage combining fixed and variable elements -- advisers can help ensure their clients' insurance remains affordable," he said. AXA was awarded the best Life and TPD insurance at ...

Industry prepares for new advice era

MICHELLE BALTAZAR AND RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2010
... as trail commissions, volume rebates and bonuses, and shelf fees paid to platforms. Instead, the government proposes advisers charge clients a percentage of the assets they manage (called asset-based fees), a practice that is already common to many planning ...

FPA and AFA back members to remain in industry

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2010
Financial Planning Association (FPA) and the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) do not expect many of their members to exit the industry as a result of the government's financial advice reforms. Deen Sanders, acting chief executive at the FPA ...