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Industry unites for super message

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2009
... Services Association (IFSA), Industry Super Network (ISN), Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), Association of Financial Advisors (AFA), Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) are members of the group. The Association of Superannuation ...

Storm staff lose jobs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2009
... trading losses occurring at a rate it could not absorb. The administrator's anticipate providing alternative financial advisors to Storm Financial clients soon, however no client information would be given to any outside party without client's authorisation. ...

Morgan Stanley and Citi to merge

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2009
... Stanley and Citi are combining their resources to create the world's largest wealth manager boasting 20,000 financial advisors. Morgan Stanley and Citi announced yesterday that it would combine Morgan Stanley's Global Wealth Management Group and Citi's ...

Planners ignore property for profit

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2008
... lines, claims Bannister Mansfield. Gavin Murphy, director of the Sydney-based financial planning firm, said many financial advisors focus their clients exclusively on shares and managed funds, completely ignoring the potential of investment property. ...

Masu settles Westpoint case

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2008
... failed investments in November last year. Besides Masu Financial Management, the action included Bongiorno Financial Advisors, Dukes Financial Services, Glenhurst and Professional Investment Services (PIS). The regulator also announced it was taking ...

Good news at last for AIG

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2008
... and Asteron. During the upgrade launch, AIG Life Australia managing director, Stuart Harrison sought to ease financial advisors' concerns over the health of the life insurer, reiterating the separate relationship with its parent company. Harrison said ...

ASIC restructures staff line-up

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2008
... the new appointments are Pamela Hanrahan, senior executive leader, investment managers, Deborah Koromilas, financial advisors and Louise du Pre-Alba, super funds. ASIC is also improving its investigation and prosecution of serious misconduct endeavours ...

Rabo planning expands to QLD

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2008
Rabobank's financial planning division, Rabo Financial Advisors (RFA), purchased Queensland based advice firm, Dayas Financial Services in line with its strategy to grow its presence in Australia. The purchase means RFA will own Dayas Financial Services' ...

Getting ethics back on track

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 18 APR 2008
... Rogers is a 33-year MDRT member and has served twice as president of the Annapolis Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors.

AXA's succession solutions

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2008
Financial advisors looking to sell their business must ensure it's operating successfully because inefficient practices risk being sold at almost 20 per cent below the industry average, an AXA report found. The 2008 AXA Succession Report was published ...