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Nooo Commission strips trailing fees off home loans

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2009
... code and must follow national standardised rules. But Taggart, who is also the president of the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA), stressed that the decision to develop the product happened well before the fee-for-service debate was re-ignited ...

Plum members avoid switching

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2009
... cash due to members hanging on to long term strategies. It was a phenomenon that was driven by Momentum's panel of 75 advisers, a strong emphasis on online education and 10 other phone-based advisers who advised clients to hang on to their investments ...

AFA calls for Rising Star in advice

The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) is calling for nominations for the 2009 AFA Rising Star of the Year Award, an annual award that goes to the best up-and-coming professional in the advice industry. Richard Klipin, the association's chief executive ...

Maritime merger saves $1m

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2009
... in the realm of $1 million in savings in a year," he said. The fund, through its investment consultant JANA Investment Advisers, has just completed a review of the fund's Australian and international equities managers. The results of the review are expected ...

Debate advice, not advisers: Sherry

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2009
Arguments about advice, the role of advisers in their dealer groups, how and whether they should be regulated and supported miss the central point - in its current form advice is an elite service used by a minority of consumers. "If you want bespoke ...

Conservative strategies pay for ITC

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2009
... than last year," he said. "We've been criticised in the past for not offering as high commissions as other people to advisers and having a more prudent conservative approach, and look where we are - we're still offering MIS and there's still interest ...

Insurance shopping goes online

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2009
... a competitive price, he said. This survey however is in contrast with other industry experts' opinion that financial advisers are playing an increasingly paramount role in guiding clients through the life insurance maze. Simon Swanson, managing director ...

Baby boomers eye income equity

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2009
... Management, said the firm's latest offering has been added to the BT Wrap, Suncorp WealthSmart and Macquarie Wrap for access by advisers and their clients. The fund, which was launched in November last year, is a bridge between holding a cash position ...

Cavendish slashes SMSF starting fees

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2009
... Superannuation has axed 30 per cent off the establishment fees of new self-managed super funds - easing the cost for financial advisers with clients looking to set up SMSFs. SMSF specialist Cavendish announced that establishment fees for all new funds ...

Zurich expands Life Risk team

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2009
... the pricing of its life insurance products and launched LifeXpress, revamping the firm's software to allow financial advisers to write insurance faster. Among the changes include reduced fees on death cover and the premium for TPD insurance. The group's ...