DEALER GROUPS

Financial planning

After 12 months of inertia, many planners are finally making some tough decisions about the way they run their businesses, says My Dealer Group principal Anne Fuchs....

People & Products

IOOF has appointed Mick Farrell to the newly created position of group general manager, dealerships....

Financial planning

With fee disclosure requirements for financial advisers just around the corner, Adviser Logic managing director Gundeep Sidhu says that he is still seeking clarity from d...

Editorial

Mike Taylor writes that FOFA is already beginning to change the shape and texture of the financial planning industry – something likely to be reflected in a rash of annou...

Life/Risk

Improving consumer demand and sales volumes have bolstered life/risk adviser sentiment, according to the latest Zurich index....

Financial planning

The news that ANZ licensee RI Advice plans to voluntarily disclose commissions in its annual fee disclosure statements has put the spotlight on other dealer groups' plans...

Superannuation

SPAA argues against codes based purely on obviating opt-in or being approved for licensees or dealer groups....

Financial planning

Changes to the distribution landscape and demand for products and services specifically targeted at risk specialists were the main drivers behind the launch of TAL's new ...

Financial planning

TAL Australia has announced the launch of Affinia, a new risk-specialist dealer group....

Editorial

Magellan Financial Group has reported net inflows of $282.8 million over the month to 31 October, growing its funds under management to $4.85 billion....

Superannuation

An India-based company is looking to capitalise on the rapid growth in self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) in Australia by providing an outsourced administration se...

Financial planning

Advisers are returning to the relationship model to deal with the changes evolving out of FOFA....

Financial planning

ING Direct has announced changes to its distribution model which will see the bank's financial advice and broking divisions merge....

Financial planning

Paraplanners usually provide the technical investment knowledge in boutique practices and tend to construct plans from "start to finish", according to Hays banking direct...

Editorial

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has outlined the draft ground rules on conflicted remuneration and, as Mike Taylor writes, there are inevitable impac...

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