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Count upgrades synergy benefits after Diverger acquisition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2024
... team from Elixir Consulting, which VBP acquired last year. VBP is focused on providing outsourced solutions to financial advice, accounting and associated services firms.

Former Diverger managing director joins VBP

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2024
... team from Elixir Consulting, which VBP acquired last year. VBP is focused on providing outsourced solutions to financial advice, accounting and associated services firms. Due to start in the new role later this month, Jacobsen was managing director of ...

The risks and opportunities in advice: SIAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2024
... year's Stockbrokers and Investment Advisers Association (SIAA) Conference will take a deep dive into how major financial advice reforms will impact superannuation funds and how they are preparing to help Australians particularly retirees access advice. ...

Almost one third fail adviser exam

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2024
Nearly one third (30%) of candidates who sat the latest round of the Financial Advisers Exam failed. A total of 298 candidates sat the 24 th exam, which is mandatory for those who want to practice as a financial adviser. The majority (77%) sat the exam ...

AMP Advice partners with BlackRock and Lonsec

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2024
... available to self-licensed practices through Jigsaw Advice Solutions, AMP Advice's dedicated service for independent financial advisers and self-licensees. AMP group executive, advice Matt Lawler said he was excited to launch a unique entry point into ...

What retiree portfolios need to avoid future cost-of-living crises

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2024
... education were crucial to empower safe spending and confidence. "There is a clear need for some form of professional financial advice, yet we found only one in five Australians over 60 are currently receiving it. Education on retirement options was also ...

Adviser fakes exam certificate, cops ASIC ban

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2024
ASIC has slapped a permanent ban on a financial adviser who doctored her exam certificate and continued to provide advice without the proper qualifications. Adele Baaini, while working as a representative for licensee AAN Wealth Management, has been ...

Goldman Sachs ditches robo-adviser Marcus Invest

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2024
... will only transition accounts and associated AUM and not staff, technology, or operations involved in running the robo-advice offering. The transition is expected to take place around the end of June. "This acquisition further cements our leadership ...

FSC expands financial advice membership

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2024
The Financial Services Council (FSC) is expanding its remit into the financial advice sector by adding six licensees to its network of members. Count, Fortnum Private Wealth, Infocus, Otivo, Rhombus Advisory, and WT Financial Group have joined FSC's ...

JANA appoints new director of client development

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2024
... is a seasoned investment professional with more than 20 years of experience across a wide range of asset classes and financial services solutions. Prior to this appointment, Chebli was a senior business development manager and relationships manager at ...