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Standing up for risk advisers

ALEX GAMBOTTO-BURKE  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2015
The Association of Financial Advisers remained a part of the Life Insurance Framework discussions to avoid a "lottery" in the Senate, according to chief executive Brad Fox. Speaking at the AFA 2015 National Adviser Conference in Cairns, Fox discussed ...

Baird to launch Sydney not-for-profit "fintech hub"

ALEX GAMBOTTO-BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2015
NSW Premier Mike Baird has announced the development of Sydney's first financial technology hub. Located at 45 Clarence St, the hub (known as "Stone and Chalk") will provide technology start-ups with, as Baird put it, "subsidised office space to collaborate ...

XPLAN is top-rated financial planning software

ALEX GAMBOTTO-BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2015
IRESS' XPLAN has been rated Australia's best financial planning software in Investment Trends' 2014 Planning Software Benchmarking Report. After XPLAN, the next highest-rated planning applications were Rubik Coin and AdviserNETgain. The report also ...

Vanguard is Morningstar Fund Manager of the Year

ALEX GAMBOTTO-BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2015
Vanguard Investments Australia has been awarded 2015 Fund Manager of the Year by Morningstar Australasia. Morningstar chose Vanguard due to its "disciplined approach, low costs and low portfolio turnover" delivering strong investor outcomes in a year ...

Only a quarter of Australians contributing to reach retirement goals

ALEX GAMBOTTO-BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2015
While over half (55.2%) of Australians know how much savings they will need for a comfortable retirement, only a quarter (24.5%) are making additional super contributions to reach this goal, according to a survey commissioned by Club Plus Super. Club ...

Equity Trustees boosts profit

ALEX GAMBOTTO-BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2015
Equity Trustees (EQT) has boosted its net profit to $7.6 million in the six months to 31 December 2014, a 41.7% rise on the previous corresponding period. The interim fully franked dividend remains 46c per share. According to EQT chair Tony Killen ...

ASIC bans former Westpac problem gambler

ALEX GAMBOTTO-BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2015
ASIC has permanently banned a former Westpac home finance manager from practicing financial services. Ravinesh Singh was convicted of fraud after working at Westpac's Market Street branch in 2011 and 2012, where he withdrew over $113,000 using eight ...

SPAA rebrands as SMSF Association

ALEX GAMBOTTO-BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2015
The SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) has renamed itself the SMSF Association. According to SMSF Association chief executive Andrea Slattery, the change occurred because the organisation needs to "[reflect] the importance of the SMSF ...
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