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ASIC defends AMP FP action

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2006
... advice. But Lucy added that the regulator would not weigh in on the raging debate over commissions currently engulfing the wealth management industry, leaving it to the industry, government or a combination of the two to sort out. "It's not our role ...

Industry pleads for greater professionalism

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2006
The wealth management industry is in transition and now is the time to strive for greater professionalism, said industry identities at the opening session of the IFSA annual conference yesterday. In a panel session which neatly delved into the issues ...

Former UBS head moves to Credit Suisse

Credit Suisse has appointed Marcel Kreis, formerly head of UBS Global Wealth Management in South East Asia and Pacific, as its new head of private banking Asia Pacific. Kreis will be based in Singapore and will report to Walter Berchtold, chief executive ...

Asgard makes shares easy through E*Trade

Asgard Wealth Solutions has chosen online broker E*TRADE Australia to power the platform's shares transaction and settlement services. The announcement came only weeks after the group signed technology services provider Praemium to provide their shares ...

Inaction is not the best action

... it in other asset classes or pour new funds into asset classes that haven't been included in their portfolio. Plan B, a wealth management advisory firm with more than 19,000 clients in Australia and New Zealand, reinforced Bryant's view when it released ...

Coin to underpin Wealthsure

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2006
Macquarie owned Coin Software will be rolling out its software to 130 Wealthsure planners following an announcement that the two had entered into a strategic partnership. Managing director of Coin, Tony Graham, said Coin had already managed a staged ...

ING appoints key people manager

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2006
... has the skills and experience to continue to drive the changes we need to make. We aim to be Australia's best performing wealth manager and continuing innovation in people management will help get us to a competitive edge in service. "I look forward ...

Investors don't use timeframes when choosing options: FuturePlus

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2006
... than what we told them" But the study also turned up some surprises. "We found no correlation whatsoever between member wealth and their switches." Livanas also said no correlations were found between age and gender and even regarding the direction of ...

Thou shalt inherit an empty piggy bank

It's not just the hyena laugh or the eye twitch. A new study has found that parents tend to pass their bad money habits to their children too. A survey of 1,125 Australians conducted by a company that makes money box containers, Money Ed Box, has found ...

HBOS welcomes former Aviva GM on board

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2006
... group, has announced the appointment of Paul Northey, Aviva's former general manager - distribution, to the role of director wealth management. Northey will be responsible for managing the financial business with representatives working within the BankWest ...