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Giant leap for super advice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2009
... Charter took nearly a year in consultation and was ratified ahead of recommendations from the Ripoll Inquiry on the quality of financial advice following the Storm collapse, and the Cooper Review on the cost of investments if accessed through super.

Under 30s shine in Future Leaders Awards

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2009
... to help weed out "bad planners". "The collapse of Storm is an important reminder that just as good advice improves quality of life - bad advice can wreak havoc," he said. He spoke of IFSA's Super Member Charter that will mandate members to move to a ...

Perennial and Hyperion win awards

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2009
... investors," said Mike Crivelli, executive chairman, Perennial. "Our belief in the absolute importance of fundamentals such as quality of company and use of a bottom-up style of analysis has enabled us to steer a steady course through volatile times," ...

Super should not be compulsory: Cox

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2009
... super, let alone at 9 per cent. One of Cox's arguments stems from the fact that the "median" Australian is sacrificing quality of life and much needed savings for retirement - a mute requirement if people are struggling to survive or put a roof over ...

Premium eyes more practices

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2009
... being extremely proactive in their incentives to bring on board advisory firms," said Saunders. "We're looking at the quality of the firm and highlighting the benefits of an independently owned business." Independently owned, Premium Wealth Management ...

Aus Ethical overhauls website and PDS

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2009
... efficient," said O'Donnell. "We've addressed feedback received from clients and website users to improve the relevance and quality of the information. We hope that investors will find our new product guide and website simple to work through, so they ...

RetireInvest hires Strategy Steps

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2009
... an independent boutique business specialising in the delivery of financial planning strategies designed to boost the quality of advice. Louise Biti, Jenny Brookhouse and Assyat David of Strategy Steps have all worked at RetireInvest previously in research ...

Advisers choose definitions over technology

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2009
... executive of advice at Snowball Group, said product definitions come first. "First and foremost that group looks at the quality of the underlying product including policy definitions and then second would be the underwriting process," he said. "Because ...

VicSuper wins ACCA sustainability award

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2009
... performance with stakeholders. "The global economic downturn has highlighted a clear need for greater disclosure and quality of reporting, beyond compliance. It is important for Australian organisations to continue to improve reporting standards and ...

Communication breakdown advisers failure

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2009
... industry association. Richard Klipin, chief executive of the Association of Financial Advisers, said the value and quality of advice, along with the good outcomes achieved by financial advisers, are pushed aside as rising cases of failed financial investments ...