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NEOS Life partners with insurance tech firm

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2019
NEOS Life has partnered with a global software firm to support its underwriting, sales and administration functions. NASDAQ-listed Ebix has deployed several functionalities for the start-up in just nine months. This includes implementing an adviser ...

AMP advisers to fight BOLR changes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2019
... AMP-imposed restraints of trade, work in the financial services industry for at least three years?" Commenting on the move, Synchron chair Michael Harrison described AMP's new strategy as a return to the dark ages. "And it's a state of affairs that ...

Managed accounts hit milestone

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2019
... groups associated with non-institutionally owned licensees at the end of March represented 1860 advisers. Those groups are Synchron, Merit Wealth, Interprac, Capstone, and Shaw And Partners Limited. The number of advisers in non-institutional AFSL groups ...

ASIC FAR, advice industry contract

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2019
... before its announcement to exit personal advice and sell advisers to Viridian Advisory. Over the same period, the likes of Synchron, Capstone and Akambo and Infocus made gains. Among the bigger players, ClearView, IOOF, TAL and State Plus also gained ...

The case for tax deductible advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2019
... positive outcomes for all audiences: consumers, advisers and licensees." XY Adviser co-founder Clayton Daniel confirmed Synchron as one of the supporting dealer groups. It's a sentiment also shared by Announcer Group managing director Andrew Rocks. ...

Former Financial Wisdom adviser banned

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2019
... licensed by Financial Wisdom from 2008 to 2016. In December 2016, he joined Dover Financial Advisers before jumping to Synchron in May 2018. According to ASIC FAR, Geappen ceased as an adviser in October 2018.

Pay super fortnightly: ISA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2019
The industry superannuation peak body believes retirement savers are losing millions in interest due to quarterly super contributions. Industry Super Australia is calling for changes to the laws governing superannuation contributions in Australia, arguing ...

Industry fund launches new integrated platform

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2019
A $47 billion industry fund has partnered with Dell's integration platform and is hoping to add more value to its servicing of 860,000 members. HESTA says Dell's Boomi has moved it to a hub-and-spoke model, where it can add a new data source (like an ...

Synchron slams RC on commissions

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2019
The Royal Commission's recommendations to cull commissions are causing advisers some concern, according to Synchron director Don Trapnell. On Monday, Commissioner Kenneth Hayne formally recommended an end to grandfathered commissions, and asked government ...

Synchron renews calls on risk advice separation

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2019
Synchron director Don Trapnell is sticking by his long-held view that if risk advice and financial advice are not separated, dedicated risk advisers will exit the industry in droves. "Australians need access to both life insurance advisers and financial ...