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Bell Direct appoints head of BD

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2009
... and wholesale business. More recently, Hayward was a founding director of Asandas, a full service broker with over 30 advisers. Hayward is a Master Stockbroker member of the Securities & Derivatives Industry Association and a member of the Australian ...

AXA maintains 2012 planner recruitment target

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2009
... Financial Planning is looking to boost its adviser numbers with 40 new employees next year - and is hungry to add another 168 advisers by 2012. Paul Williams, national manager of AXA Financial Planning, said the firm had seen adviser numbers grow around ...

Planner remuneration disclosure isn't working: ASIC

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2009
... the Ripoll Inquiry that asks the government to consider whether any form of remuneration from product manufacturers to advisers should be banned. "Commission remuneration can encourage advisers to sell products rather than give strategic advice and to ...

Advisers choose definitions over technology

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2009
... Automatic underwriting, online transactions and website calculators are needed when it comes to risk insurance, but financial advisers won't use a provider if the contracts don't pay out when clients need it most. While the risk insurance industry is ...

Centric Wealth signs on XPLAN

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2009
Centric Wealth Advisers has entered into an agreement with IRESS to deploy the tech firm's web-based adviser desktop, XPLAN. "Following a strategic review of systems, extensive input from our adviser team, and a formal market analysis, IRESS was chosen ...

UniSuper seeks head of property

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2009
... UnSuper's strategy in direct and listed property markets. Building relationships with industry representatives including advisers, fund managers and co-investors will also be on the agenda. UniSuper is looking for someone with at least a 10-year track ...

AMP hires Macq Cap property director

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2009
... management. Prior to joining AMP Capital Investors, he worked as executive director in property at Macquarie Capital Advisers and was responsible for a number of significant transactions. He also spent 17 years at Lend Lease Group in across project management ...

State Super members hungry for advice

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2009
... members had sought financial planning advice in the last two years - an indication that members were actively engaging advisers to boost their super, among other initiatives. This high engagement could also stem from the fact that a large majority of ...

SMA ratings bring clarity for advisers

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2009
Standard & Poor's has awarded inaugural ratings to six separately managed account products - a move that could help advisers make better informed decisions when selecting SMAs for clients. S&P has given four stars to the Ausbil Australia Concentrated ...

ING OneAnswer taps online insurance

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2009
... offering now provides a new online life insurance application and case management capability. This technology upgrade allows advisers to write and manage group life insurance applications for their OneAnswer Personal Super clients. The new process uses ...