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AUI to draw planners with new property ratings

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2011
... Investments (AUI) plans to use recent positive research ratings on its Diversified Property Fund to attract financial planners and retail investors to its $40 million rights issue, due to close on June 30. The Diversified Property Fund, which was acquired ...

Industry funds primed for more planning deals

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2011
Industry funds are expected to follow AustralianSuper's lead in forming closer alliances with financial planners, as they look to provide advice to more members. News that the $37 billion AustralianSuper will partner with six financial planning groups ...

HSBC targets planners with Asian wide product

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2011
HSBC is targeting financial planners with a new product that gives Australian investors exposure to seven key Asian markets. The HSBC100+ Series Asian Equity Investment is a structured product offering capital protected exposure to equity markets in ...

Planners react badly to FOFA

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2011
Financial planners have reacted in fear to the Future of Financial Advice reforms, anticipating less pay for more work - and would pass costs on to clients, research firm CoreData has found. The independent research canvassed the views of 358 advisers ...

AFA award launched to encourage female financial planners

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2011
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA), TOWER Australia and the Macquarie Graduate School of Management launched its inaugural AFA Female Excellence in Advice Award in Sydney last night. Tackling the gender gap that exists in retirement savings ...

CFS tilts at emerging market returns

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2011
... which has $90 million. It is available through Colonial First State's FirstChoice and FirstWrap platforms and financial planners.

Vow to take on financial planners

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2011
... in getting into financial planning to diversify their businesses and revenue streams. They are also wary of financial planners encroaching on their territory. "What we see is the banks offering financial planning services to their mortgage clients. So ...

Super funds praise reforms

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2011
... have expanded the limited form of financial advice to a range of providers including superannuation trustees, financial planners and potentially accountants. The Government says in its information pack that the reform will create a level playing field. ...

Dealer groups miss commissions

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2011
... people do not appreciate the necessity to arrange adequate insurance," he said. AMP and AXA had a combined 3381 financial planners as of December 2010 and $130 billion in funds under management. The Government said insurance commissions within superannuation ...

Opposition attacks opt-in concession

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2011
Minister for Financial Services Bill Shorten has eased reforms on financial planners by extending the opt-in period but the Opposition has attacked, saying it would still cost an average firm $50,000. Adviser groups have lobbied hard against the opt-in ...