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FSP reviews group terms, eyes recruits

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2012
Dealer group Financial Services Partners is reviewing its dealer group terms and adviser recruitment processes, with a focus on greater competition and service delivery, to be launched in February. The adviser group has been working on new dealer group ...

Govt releases intra-fund advice rules

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2011
Assistant Treasurer Bill Shorten has released details of the new superannuation trustee requirements around the delivery of intra-fund advice, today revealing certain advice areas excluded from the service. While intra-fund advice will cover any general ...

Zurich names NSW regional life sales mngr

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2011
Zurich Financial Services' NSW senior business development manager, Stuart Meyers, has been promoted to NSW regional sales manager for life risk to build Zurich's adviser network. To date, Meyers was responsible for managing adviser relationships and ...

BlackRock wins $3.8 billion VicSuper mandates

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2011
BlackRock Investment Management Australia has been appointed to manage almost $4 billion of assets for VicSuper Fund, one of Australia's fastest growing public offer superannuation funds. BlackRock will manage the index mandates across Australian equity ...

Strong leadership essential to face superannuation challenges

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2011
Professionals in the superannuation industry need to take the lead in guiding the public through the challenges currently facing the sector, delegates at the 2011 ASFA conference heard. That's according to former chief of the defence forces and Qantas ...

AMP planning associations adopt insight products

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2011
AMP Financial Planners Association, Hillross Advisers Association and General Insurance Advisors Association have adopted a new business insight product to provide strategic guidance during regulatory change. In response to predicted increases in operations ...

Disagreeing to agree

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2011
No mas! I have had enough, and enough is too much. If you're scratching your heads over the current goings-on in the financial markets, you're not alone. For how can we, mere code-breakers of policy pronouncements, divine the future when policy-makers ...

S&P/ASX create fixed income indices suite

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2011
S&P Indices and the ASX have released an indices suite of benchmarking tools for fixed interest investments in Australia which they expect will complement their equities offer as the markets turn towards passive investing. S&P Indices and the Australian ...

SG increase the key to global pension top spot

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2011
Australia's pension system has been rated second in the world, behind the Netherlands which secured first place with its action on SG increases and raising the retirement age. According to the 2011 Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index, Netherlands ...

AMP Capital rides high on global infra demand

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2011
The AMP Capital Global Infrastructure Securities Fund has hit the $1 billion mark in funds under management since its launch in August 2010, through both retail and institutional investments from overseas. The fund, which has a three star rating from ...