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Coalition against commissions

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2009
A coalition of industry bodies, including CHOICE, Industry Super Network and the Australian Council of Trade Unions, has launched a national advertising campaign targeting regulatory reform that abolishes commission-based remuneration for planners. ...

AMP selects AFG for mortgage aggregation

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2009
AMP Financial Planning has appointed Australian Finance Group to provide mortgage aggregation services - a move that diversifies its previous internal mortgage aggregation structure. AFG will provide mortgage aggregation services to AMP FP's financial ...

Planners flock to WriteAway

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2009
CommInsure's electronic application and underwriting service, WriteAway, is proving a hit with the insurer's aligned planners with more than 50 per cent of insurance business being written through the service. WriteAway, which was launched by CommInsure ...

WA rep banned

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2009
ASIC has permanently banned Jason William Cox, of St James, Western Australia, from providing financial services. The banning follows Cox being sentenced in January this year to two years and four months jail with parole, for 24 counts of fraud. It ...

Seven signs of the end of an empire

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2009
From military overextension to excess debt, one expert argues that the seven signs that mark the end of an empire are evident in the current US regime - and explores why the baton of power has well and truly shifted to the BRIC economies. David Thomas ...

No transparency, no mandates: ARIA

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2009
Hedge fund managers will need to drastically improve their transparency and communication strategies - or face losing mandates from institutional managers, including the $17 billion ARIA. Lochiel Crafter, chief executive of ARIA, said one of the major ...

SMSFs not exempt from tough reviews: Bowen

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2009
Minister of superannuation Chris Bowen said self-managed super funds will not be exempt from strong government scrutiny - as the government cracks down on the sector's accountability, efficiency and governance issues. Speaking at the ASFA conference ...

Super funds need to reset agenda: Cooper

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2009
Super funds must take control of their priorities and purpose - and address the current "funds management mentality" that prevails in the industry, said Jeremy Cooper, chair of the Superannuation Systems Review. Cooper posed the question of whether ...

Hillross buys Rabo Financial Advisors

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2009
Hillross Financial Services has bought Rabobank Australia & New Zealand's Rabo Financial Advisors, in a deal that sees the bank's financial planning arm move to the Hillross brand in just a few weeks. Rabo Financial Advisors represents 40 staff including ...

Super is not for winning votes

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2009
Australians boast a world-class superannuation system - but that enviable standing could be lost if the Government keeps using super as a political lever, industry experts warned. In a session about how to build consumer confidence in the superannuation ...