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UK pension funds required to warn consumers

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2015
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has written to chief executive officers of pension providers to outline government plans to introduce additional protection for retirees wishing to access their defined contribution pension pot from April this ...

FPA deal with Cbus sparks super fund interest

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2015
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has received expressions of interest from several superannuation funds keen on striking referral deals similar to those signed with Cbus and Sunsuper. FPA chief executive Mark Rantall told Financial Standard ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2015
... points, Madrid rose 1.08 per cent and Milan gained 1.15 per cent. Not directly benefiting from the European Central Bank's plan to inject more than one trillion euros of stimulus into the eurozone economy, London's FTSE 100 rose 0.29 per cent to 6,852.40 ...

Advisers help construction workers build their wealth

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2015
... profession, construction workers have financial needs specific to their line of work. The advice firm has put together a financial plan that targets those who work in Western Australia and Queensland on a 'fly in, fly out' basis. "When they're not working ...

Accountants interested in mFund: OneVue

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2015
The mFund settlement service will drive new interest in managed funds from SMSF accountants, according to the OneVue/Investment Trends 2014 SMSF Accountant Report. 13% of survey respondents indicated they would start using mFund for their clients, while ...

CFA names new president and chief executive

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2015
The CFA Institute's Asia Pacific managing director and global head of institutional partnerships, Paul Smith, has been named as the organisation's new president and chief executive. The appointment, effective immediately, comes after an extensive global ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2015
... per cent overnight after the European Central announced its 60 billion euros ($A84.62 billion) a month economic stimulus plan, which was a bit larger than the market was expecting. In Australia, the market on Thursday closed higher as mining companies ...

AMP's Hillross crowns best advisers

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
AMP-owned financial planning firm Hillross has handed out its Adviser of the Year, New Adviser of the Year and Firm of the Year awards at a ceremony this week. Sydney planner David Kennedy was crowned Adviser of the Year for his ability to "set meaningful ...

Melbourne planner launching crowd-funded positivity campaign

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
A Melbourne adviser is looking to crowd-fund a campaign to promote positive stories about financial planners. Spurred by negative press about the profession, Houghton Strategic Solutions owner and AFA member Melinda Houghton is launching Positivity ...

Advisers closely watching mFund

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2015
Most financial advisers are keeping a close eye on mFund and waiting for the selection of funds to be broader before starting to use it. "We are still watching it, I think it is not at a point where it has reached its critical mass," Visis Private Wealth ...