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UK platform assets rise 25 pc

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2009
... continually meet financial planner need has meant it has reached this significant milestone. "Our goal has been to help advisers by building a strong proposition that allows them to deliver their chosen financial planning solution," he said. "We have ...

AXA tackles longevity risk with North

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2009
... product features we want to offer and we also want to have the right balance between the cost of the guarantee and what advisers see as being valuable," said Barnett. This announcement comes at a time when financial services companies are investigating ...

Challenger annuities post record sales

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2009
Challenger's Guaranteed Income Plan annuities product received a record $91 million in August alone as financial advisers look for ways to preserve client income in retirement. In addition, while financial advisers are also allocating client money to ...

AFS jumps on board Powerwarp

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2009
... to sign onto investment administration provider, Powerwrap Limited. AFS, with funds under advice of $5.5 billion, 222 advisers and sustained continual growth, is the first national dealer group to approve the Powerwrap platform and it marks the second ...

Campbell wins 2009 AFA Adviser of the Year

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2009
... leader, Kerry Chikarovski, to assist in its work. "This calibre of finalists means there's a better community of financial advisers providing advice to Australians," said Klipin. "With all the expertise exhibited here, I can be confident that when I ...

Gems in smaller property trusts: BTIM

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2009
... said Davidson. While the listed property sector looks likely to continue its upward trend next year, Davidson believes advisers need to amp up their game if they wanted to rebalance their clients' portfolios and tap returns from the rebound of the LPT ...

Supercorp set to launch superMate

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2009
... released in 1999, and was an admin solution that allowed automation, real time access to information for clients and advisers, and full support for both accumulation and pension products. The program took off quickly, and has become the software of choice ...

Industry funds not undermining confidence: ISN

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2009
... confidence is ridiculous," ISN executive director David Whiteley told delegates at the annual conference of the Australian Advisers Association (AFA). "Choice of fund was introduced at the behest of the retail funds. We do better ads than retail funds ...

Advisers let down by MMs

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2009
Advisers have been let down by under performing multi-manager investments, putting pressure on advisers to rethink how they use their fund research. Robert McGregor, asset consultant to Astarra Funds told the AFA annual conference that "you can outsource ...

Elders sells 51pc FP stake to Millenium3

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2009
... financial planning services more available to rural and regional Australians. Elders Financial Planning currently has 35 advisers with plans to increase representation across Australia. In addition, the deal will lead to a broader product selection and ...