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Morgan Stanley forum aids women advisers

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2009
... discussions about following a career as a financial adviser. The site also showcases the career paths of successful MSSB women advisers and traces their journey to where they are today. "It was developed to offer women financial advisers an opportunity ...

Adviser education bar too low

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2009
... easy and the bar should be raised higher, especially for young hopefuls looking to enter the industry, said a panel of advisers. Brad Fox, a partner at Nixon Fox & Wills and a panelist at the AFA National Roadshow in Sydney on Wednesday, said the entire ...

Macquarie launches online election service

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2009
Macquarie Wrap has launched an online election service for corporate actions - a process that helps advisers eliminate the need for paperwork. When creating the new online service, Macquarie Wrap focused on reducing the administrative burden for advisers ...

S&P withdraws Ashton-Paulson rating

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2009
... Credit Opportunities Fund. However, these ratings were withdrawn a week later at the request of the fund's trustee, Ashton Advisers (Australia). Nick Raphaely, executive director at Ashton Advisors (Australia), said the Standard & Poor's research was ...

PI insurers face $300m in claims

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2009
Advisers could face tougher hurdles to get professional indemnity cover as insurers expect a $300 million claims bill in the next three years resulting from collapses such as Storm Financial, said an industry expert. Christina Kalantzis, principal of ...

Communication breakdown advisers failure

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2009
... value of the profession, said a key industry association. Richard Klipin, chief executive of the Association of Financial Advisers, said the value and quality of advice, along with the good outcomes achieved by financial advisers, are pushed aside as ...

Capstone FP eyes more practices

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2009
... months. Grant O'Riley, managing director at Capstone Financial Planning, said the dealer group had added eight financial advisers and up to six practices in the past year - and the group is looking for more. "In the tough market a lot of businesses are ...

Telstra Super rolls out phone advice

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2009
... Super Financial Planning now offers Telstra Super members limited financial advice over the phone through superannuation advisers," the fund said in a statement. This limited advice includes information on investment choice, contributions, and adequacy ...

HESTA ready for advice boom

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2009
... new legislation enables much shorter Statements of Advice to be written. This will allow HESTA's superannuation service advisers to provide more members with intra-fund advice, said the fund. "HESTA's limited personal advice service is free. The new ...

Aviva insurance in super business jumps 12pc

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2009
... income." The firm's insurance products are available via the Riskfirst electronic underwriting system. Hannah said financial advisers had cut their application time from 30 days to around 30 minutes as a result of the underwriting technology. The number ...