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ASIC cracks down on former adviser, comedian

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2023
... loved ones also lost money, including his wife and best friend. He told the program that he had been "in the [financial planning] game for 35 years" and if an "influential financial adviser" like him couldn't spot a scam then "Joe Blow out there ...

Watershed Funds Management appoints head of distribution

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2023
... resounding endorsement of our strong growth and ability to deliver industry-leading investment solutions to financial planning businesses and their clients," he said.

Fiducian eyes IFAs, South Australia for inflows

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 AUG 2023
... funds," Fiducian executive chair Indy Singh said. Its acquisition of People's Choice Credit Union's financial planning business (PCCU) in February 2022 added 40 new staff members to the offices in South Australia and Darwin. At the time it was ...

AMP provisions $50m in response to class action

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2023
... Court ruled against AMP over its controversial change to the Buyer of Last Resort (BOLR) rules, backing AMP Financial Planning advisers who protested against the decline in their business valuations from 4x to 2.5 recurring revenue. Due to this change ...

Former advisers costs CBA $1.2bn in remediation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2023
... network. The former aligned advisers were representative of Financial Wisdom, Count Financial and Commonwealth Financial Planning Limited-Pathways. CBA sold Count Financial to Count in October 2019 and stopped providing licensee services through CFP-Pathways ...

Capital Partners acquires Partnership Wealth Management

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2023
... clients in Western Australia for over 20 years and has twice been named Professional Practice of the Year by the Financial Planning Association of Australia, now Financial Advice Association Australia. The merger marks its first corporate transaction ...

New product lead at Equip Super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2023
... "Anthony's experience leading cross-functional teams across superannuation, wealth management, insurance, and financial planning has provided him with valuable insights, which will benefit our team, and ultimately our members and employers. His achievements ...

GBST snaps up Advice Intelligence

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2023
GBST, a cloud-based SaaS wealth management provider, has acquired Advice Intelligence, the financial planning software provider that entered voluntary administration in May. GBST chief executive Robert DeDominicis said: "The acquisition positions GBST ...

Equip Super sets sights on being different

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2023
... MySuper and Transport Industry Super have been closed, while MyLife MyAdvice will now be known as Catholic Super Financial Planning and MyLife MyPension will be Catholic Super Retirement Income. Meanwhile, the Equip Super brand has been revitalised and ...

Advisers' experience stands at 14.5 years

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2023
... less. Around 10% of registered advisers have exactly five years' experience. The biggest licensees such as AMP Financial Planning have on average 15.3 years of experience. Morgans Financial advisers have 17.3 years, while Ord Minnett advisers have 18.7 ...