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High net worth clients being under advised

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011
... The Dow Jones Affluent Investor Study found advisers don't do enough to leverage their bonds with clients to provide advice for broader financial needs when it looked at investors' relationships with their firm and adviser. The key under serviced areas ...

More tailored advice for baby boomers: Salt

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2011
Financial advisers who abandon the 'one-size-fits-all' approach when serving their baby boomer clients are better positioned to grow their business, said Bernard Salt, KPMG partner. Speaking at a Challenger briefing, Salt told over 300 planners and ...

ASIC retains key role as fin planning regulator: Shorten

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2011
... duplication of licensing and registration that will add another layer of compliance and ultimately push up the cost of advice for all Australians," Mark Rantall, chief executive FPA said. Meanwhile, accounting associations are generally supportive. "While ...

Hillross awards top adviser

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2011
... authorised representative for 12 years. "Dianne displays great passion and integrity. She continually provides quality advice for all her clients and actively shares best practice ideas with industry networks," said Hugh Humphrey, Hillross managing director. ...

Synchron taps online advice for growth

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2011
Hot on the tail of its successful iPad-based financial planning conference, dealer group Synchron inks a growth strategy underpinned by the 'category killer'. The group, which currently has 176 advisers, plans to have 280 advisers by the end of 2013. ...

UniSuper expands advice as member demand rises

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2010
... UniSuper Advice, launched last December, has provided financial plans to more than 700 UniSuper members and general advice for thousands of members through its general and personal advice programs. The service is available in most capital cities, and ...

MLC says no to PIH stake

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2010
... planners, with 7.2 per cent market share and 1,354 advisers. It is also the fifth largest adviser group by funds under advice for the same period, with more than $19 billion in FUA.

ASFA principles recommend super industry changes

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2010
... "catch up" contributions are allowed. The report also recommended incentives should be provided to seek out financial advice for retirement planning. The principles report comes at a time when superannuation as an industry came under a series of reviews. ...

Mercer wins Media Super mandate

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2010
... would be an ideal partner to help utilise the scale of the recently merged fund. This included phone based financial advice for members and improved online facilities, especially e-commerce. "Just as importantly, the Media Super Trustee Board felt Mercer ...

Super funds lead advice charge

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUN 2010
... to adopt. "The super funds have been forced to look at alternatives in order to provide reasonably priced, quality advice for many thousands of members. "They now pose a competitive threat to a portion of financial planners' client bases, by offering ...