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Netwealth upgrades with even more flexibility

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2006
... of transition to retirement allocated pensions. Matt Heine, director distribution and marketing at netwealth, said for advisers they have also enhanced the insurance commission arrangements so they can be dialled-up to 100 per cent on first year insurance ...

AGL-Alinta deal bodes well for infrastructure pricing

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2006
... the prospects of the soon to be floated Snowy Hydro project, according to some equity specialists. Equity managers and advisers Leyland Capital's director David Manchee said the AGL-Alinta merger suggests other company boards may also be set to split ...

Asgard flags plan to step ahead of competitors

... later this year that promises a more unified front end to back office software solution. Wilson explained that currently, advisers are spending an enormous amount of time re-typing data entries across different software programs. "There is still no truly ...

AFS completes buy-back from Zurich

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2006
... in September last year between Zurich and AFS for the buy-back to proceed. The push for the buy-back emanated from AFS advisers and the successful completion means AFS is now adviser-owned. Daly commented that the buy-back did not mean the end of AFS' ...

We need professional education courses that set advisers apart: AFA

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2006
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has picked up the ball and run with it following last week's shadow shopping fallout, and the answer they say, is in improved professional education. AFA chief executive, Richard Klipin, admitted what keeps ...

Skandia adds flexibility with non-commutable pensions and TAPs

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2006
... retirement planning since the introduction of the allocated pension itself. "This represents a great opportunity for advisers to assist their clients' grow their retirement savings with some clever planning in the pivotal pre-retirement years." According ...

Accountants come under shadow shop radar

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2006
Unlicensed advisers and accountants will also fall under ASIC's radar, in the fallout of the shadow shopping survey results unveiled last week, revealing that over 22 representatives gave advice out of their realm. Speaking at the FPA's Sydney chapter ...

Genesys hunts for new Qld firms under BOQ deal

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2006
Genesys Wealth Advisers (Genesys) has started the search to recruit nine new member firms following the announcement of a new alliance with Bank of Queensland (BOQ). Under the venture, Genesys will provide BOQ's 193 branches with financial planning ...

ASIC shadow shopping: the good, the bad and the ugly

... much-anticipated shadow shopping survey conducted by ASIC post-choice has revealed that around 80 per cent of financial advisers gave 'reasonable advice' or better, but an unacceptably high 20 per cent made consumers worse-off. And that is just one of ...

Coin software signs up Asteron and ANZ

... contracts to provide financial planning software to Asteron and ANZ Financial Planning. Under the deal, more than 300 advisers and staff at Asteron and around 330 advisers at ANZ Financial Planning will start using Coin's software solutions. Brett Himbury ...