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Men's contribution to superannuation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2009
... track, enabling the Australian superannuation system to become the envy of the world. Men make up 75 per cent of financial advisers and superannuation trustees, and an even higher proportion of investment managers and asset consultants. Superannuation ...

Planners should be fiduciaries: IFSA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2009
... significant extension over previous positions argued by adviser professional groups such as the Association of Financial Advisers of Australia (AFA) who have lobbied for advisers to have special responsibilities and for the term 'adviser' to be restricted ...

Synchron adds consultant after growth

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2009
... representatives with administration, practice management support and ongoing advice reviews. "Synchron's expansion to 150 advisers makes it necessary for us to bring more expertise on board," said Don Trapnell, director at Synchron. "We deliberately ...

Saint appointed chief executive at Genesys

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2009
John Saint has been appointed chief executive at Genesys Wealth Advisers after existing chief executive, Greg Kirk, announced he is stepping down from the role. Saint is currently head of ipac business partnering at ipac Securities and since joining ...

Praemium tailors Wrap for fee-for-service

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2009
... fixed-fee service model by expanding the features of its V-Wrap service, including a billing system custom-made for fixed-fee advisers. It's taken Praemium 18 months of consultation and negotiation but today the group launched 'Universal Wrap', an improved ...

Giant leap for super advice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2009
... financial advice from other costs relating to the super product and services. On top of the unbundling of fees, financial advisers must first ensure that the client agreed to the amount and how it is paid. More importantly, superannuation members have ...

Solaris wins CFS mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2009
... institutional mandates amid a "difficult year". "Total FUM has grown rapidly, thanks in part to the confidence shown by advisers and institutional investors in our boutique Australian equities funds management model. "With inherent capacity constraints ...

MLC reviews MasterKey

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2009
... providers as possible," he said. "We'll particularly look at the external [providers] and the support they're receiving from advisers." In terms of investment platforms, Howells said the platform had experienced a relatively small flight to cash. "We've ...

Hillross buys Rabo Financial Advisors

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2009
... planning arm move to the Hillross brand in just a few weeks. Rabo Financial Advisors represents 40 staff including 17 advisers with $430 million in funds under advice (FUA) across 2,000 clients. The financial advice division has offices in major regional ...

Adviser recruitment plagues super funds

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2009
... the major hurdles facing super funds in the post intra-fund advice relief era is attracting and maintaining qualified advisers, said an industry expert. David Anderson, business leader of Mercer's outsourcing business for Asia Pacific, told an ASFA conference ...