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Fiducian targeting SMAs

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2016
... Fiducian head of business development and distribution Jai Singh said it is now time for the firm to spread its wings into the IFA and SMA market "because we're confident they will benefit from our systems." Fiducian Group's funds under management, administration ...

Fraser Review compounds board independence impasse

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2016
If no government is brave enough to mandate one-third independent directors on superannuation boards then funds should at least be accountable to members for their hires via an industry-wide governance code. This view is a key theme from responses to ...

GBST extends $8bn IFA partnership

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2016
GBST has extended its managed services agreement with an $8 billion independent financial advice firm. As a result, Baillieu Holst will continue using GBST's Shares equities settlement platform and Front Office service for its over 50,000 advice and ...

Advisers recommending imputation bonds to sidestep will worries

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016
... recommending that retiree clients use imputation bonds to safely deliver bequests to beneficiaries, according to Austock Life head of IFA product and relationships Richard Atkinson. Imputation bonds differ to traditional entitlements because they are ...

Industry funds challenged by lack of in-house advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2015
... found that the average number of members per planner for the top 5 industry funds is 36,810. "While this ignores supportive IFA networks, it does give a sense of the advice gap between industry and retail funds," the research said.

AIA builds team to focus on adviser distribution

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2015
... development and operational roles for TAL. Lawrence joins from BT, where he worked as a business development officer in the IFA distribution team. Botha has been appointed senior client development manager in Western Australia. He was previously an adviser ...

IFAs to benefit from ASIC SME focus

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015
ASIC commissioner Greg Tanzer has highlighted the regulator's expanding role in the SME registration space. Speaking at the National Council of Small Business Australia Conference in Sydney, Tanzer noted that small businesses, with fewer than 20 employees ...

Why SMSFs are attractive to Gen X and Gen Y

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015
SelfWealth managing director, Andrew Ward, says customer engagement coming from Gen X and Y self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) trustees is increasing. Speaking at a recent executive roundtable hosted by Bravura Solutions, Ward said SelfWealth was ...

Greens strike pension test deal with coalition

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015
... that were in place prior to 2007, will be guaranteed access to the Commonwealth Seniors Health Card. Austock Life head of IFA product and relationships, Richard Atkinson, said financial advisers are revisiting Commonwealth Seniors Health Card (CSHC) ...

Mandatory qualifications will lead to adviser exodus

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
Enforcing minimum qualifications for financial advisers will lead to many leaving the industry, according to Connect Financial Services Brokers chief executive Paul Tynan. Speaking to Financial Standard, Tynan pointed to the results of introducing minimum ...