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Mercer Super recruits growth lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2024
... capability to deliver strong retirement outcomes for corporate super clients, their employees and associated licensees and advisers." Raynes spent 16 years with the US banking giant, with his time evenly split between looking after J.P. Morgan's ...

CSLR kicks off, 2k await compensation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2024
... limited to four areas: credit intermediaries, such as mortgage brokers, credit providers, such as lenders, financial advisers, and general securities dealers, or stock exchange organisations. The maximum compensation amount is $150,000. One major criticism ...

AFCA flags legal uncertainty on SMSF wholesale test

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024
Financial advisers must be mindful of the "legal uncertainty" that exists when applying the appropriate wholesale test on self-managed super funds (SMSF), according to the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA). AFCA senior ombudsman Alex ...

Tranche one of advice reforms hits parliament

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2024
... decide how they disclose the information that is otherwise required to be in an FSG to their clients. Under the new law, advisers can either continue to give their clients an FSG or instead make the information publicly available on their website. The ...

Australia's wealthiest women not getting the advice they need

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024
... millionaires were growing at 3.6% per year, while female millionaires were growing at a rate of 5.7% per year. "They want expert advisers who understood their individual needs, including their professional demands, life stage and family obligations ...

Australian Ethical eyes small caps as play for advisers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2024
... stretched valuations in these global giants, preferring a burgeoning ethical opportunity to invest in Australian small caps. "Advisers and asset consultants are topping up their Australian equity allocations, specifically looking at small cap sleeves ...

Former Schroders chief joins private markets firm

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2024
... private market opportunities and an intimate understanding of local advice firms, we believe we are well positioned to help advisers navigate expanding allocations to private markets and a wave of new products," he stated. Hallinan will officially join ...

Two more executives leave Morningstar

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024
... research manager whose responsibilities included research and management of managed fund recommended lists for financial advisers and investment committee membership. Morningstar is still seeking to replace Peter Warnes, who retired earlier this month ...

UK advisers told to review retirement advice processes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024
Financial advisers in the UK are being asked to examine their processes when providing retirement income advice, following a thematic review that found some "are not even getting the basics right." The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) undertook the ...

Listed companies drive economy's momentum: ABDO

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024
... keep the economy on its resilience streak. Perennial Partners lead portfolio manager Stephen Bruce, who presented at the Advisers Big Day Out (ABDO) Capital Cities in Sydney yesterday, spoke about the resilience of the local economy and better-than-expected ...