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Lonsec appoints chief executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2021
The ratings house has appointed a new chief executive, after it announced Charlie Haynes's impending departure last month. Former Xplore Wealth chief executive Michael Wright will now lead Lonsec, after the ASX-listed platform business was bought ...

Lonsec chief to exit, chair welcomed

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2021
The chief executive of Lonsec will step down after three years, while a new chair, a former BT executive, has been named. Charlie Haynes joined the research house in April 2018, helping reshape and expand subsidiaries Lonsec Research, SuperRatings and ...

BTFG names insurers on expanded APL

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018
BT Financial Group advisers will see two insurers added to the BT life insurance approved product list from March, a threefold increase on the current APL. AIA Australia and TAL products will be available alongside BT Protection Plans, underwritten ...

BT Financial Group merges wealth businesses

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2017
BT Financial Group has consolidated its financial advice and private wealth divisions, removing the general manager of advice role. BTFG's existing client-facing advice and private wealth businesses will now work together as the newly created Advice ...

BTFG working to improve culture, ethics

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2017
Five hundred BT Financial Group staff, including advisers and senior leaders, are being put through an ethics course aimed at formalising ethical awareness. The Ethics Centre's 19-hour Ethical Professional Program aims to help participants provide better ...

BT launches 'ground-breaking' advice register

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2014
... qualifications, customer ratings and feedback. Dubbed 'Adviser View' and described by BT's general manager of advice Mark Spier as a "ground-breaking" initiative, the tool allows potential customers to search for an adviser by name, postcode or specialisation. ...

Planning industry on brink of golden era

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014
The financial planning industry is on the verge of a golden era, but it must do everything it can to be seen as a fully-fledged profession, according to AMP executive director of financial planning Steve Helmich. The senior planning executive argued ...

BT launches women adviser network group

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2013
BT Financial has launched Stella Network, an initiative to support women advisers and to encourage more women to pursue a financial planning career. The Stella Network will hold its first networking event tonight and it also intends to support workshops ...

Advisers struggle to add value

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2012
Under the Future of Financial Advice opt-in and fee disclosure reforms, many advisers may struggle to offer a strong value proposition to their clients, according to an industry expert. Leith Thomas, director of the Bailey Roberts Group said generally ...

BT hones tech for advice scale

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012
BT Financial chief Brad Cooper's strategic focus on cross-selling wealth products to Westpac customers will be helped by a multi-pronged technology-based approach. Mark Spiers, BT's general manager of advice said technology will be a key battleground ...
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