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Significant Investor Visa changes to boost venture capital

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
The government has signalled changes to the significant investor visa (SIV) scheme that could see funds channelled into riskier investments such as venture capital and startups. Trade and Investment Minister Andrew Robb indicated the government plans ...

BMO creates intermediary sales director role

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2014
... Management has created the role of intermediary sales director to build its presence in the Australian financial advice channel. Michael Angwin has been appointed to the role and he will report to BMO managing director in Australia Ravi Sriskandarajah. ...

Super squabble beyond the joke: Taxpayers Australia

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014
... away the debate and show the Fair Work Commission default superannuation process for what it really is - a distribution channel for the industry funds."

BT grows life insurance team

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014
BT has made two additions to the executive team of its insurance business, one from MLC and one from Suncorp Life. Former MLC national insurance manager Russell Hannah is BT's new regional manager for New South Wales and the ACT. He will lead the business ...

New tech can't beat face-to-face advice meetings

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2014
Despite the emergence of new technologies such as Skype and social media, more than eight of 10 consumers still prefer an old-fashioned face-to-face meeting with their financial adviser. That's according to new research from State Super Financial Services ...

CBA receives 4200 requests for advice review

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2014
Approximately 4,200 customers of Commonwealth Financial Planning (CFP) and Financial Wisdom have applied to have advice they received reviewed by the Commonwealth Bank's (CBA's) Open Advice Review program. This figure represents around 1% of customers ...

AFA names 10th Rising Star Award winner

ALICE URIBE  |  SUNDAY, 12 OCT 2014
Benjamin Budge of My Wealth Solutions has been named the 2014 AFA Rising Star of the Year at the AFA National Adviser Conference in Cairns. The award, now in its 10th year, was presented by the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and ANZ Wealth ...

FEATURE: Big data and financial services

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2014
... to leave your business and seek your competitor's services. Imagine that you could contact them through their preferred channel, at their preferred time of the day. Imagine that you knew enough about them to offer these disengaged clients exactly what ...

Bennelong appoints national account manager from Zurich

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2014
Bennelong Funds Management has appointed a former Zurich Investments executive to the role of national account manager. Zac Wallis will join on 27 October and be based in the Sydney office. He will contribute to the business development function across ...

MyState Financial becomes MyState Bank

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2014
... proposition for customers as it enters new markets, particularly through its expanding mortgage broker and aggregator channel. As an authorised deposit-taking institution, MyState has been governed by the same prudential regulations as large banks. "MyState ...