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A third of Aussies want life insurance advice: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023
... decisions about how to protect their future," Cupitt said. "Australians shouldn't have to pay $3500 on average for financial advice, especially when life insurers stand ready to provide limited advice about their products, which can give people added ...

QAR final response winds clock back, says FAAA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023
The Financial Advice Association Australasia (FAAA) is now rethinking its initial support of the government's response to the Quality of Advice Review (QAR), saying the latest proposals could "wind the clock back five years" on the industry. Today ...

Adviser with Investport links sees ban affirmed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023
... would not have been affected by the collapse of the IIOF." The two-year ban prohibits Anderson from providing financial advice. It also prohibits her from managing, supervising, or auditing the provision of financial services, and the provision of training ...

Final QAR reforms open door to super funds

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023
... win for consumers. "The best interests duty is vital in light of conflicts of interest which have riddled the financial advice sector. Australians deserve independent and high-quality advice," SCA acting director Gerard Brody said. As part of the reforms ...

Private markets make concrete inroads with advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2023
... they can create an open-ended structure with liquidity to meet the needs of private wealth management," he said. Financial advice firm Mackay Private has a 20% allocation to private markets - in the form of private debt, private equity, and some venture ...

Advice firms must scale up to meet demand: AZ NGA

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2023
Financial advice businesses must supercharge their capabilities, expand their capacity, and scale up to reach and serve more Australians. According to AZ NGA's paper, titled Ready or Not? A guide to building a super firm, the industry's current ...

Coastal Advice Group expands reach

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2023
... acquired RI Brighton and Wealth for Life Financial Planning as part of its strategy to become one of the leading financial advice providers in the country. The acquisition of the firms, both based out of Adelaide, will see veteran advisers Steven Hampel ...

Changing retirement landscape needs regulatory framework: Actuaries Institute

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023
... made during the recent Quality of Advice Review (QAR) to improve the accessibility and affordability of quality financial advice. The paper said it would also aid in alleviating the challenges faced by superannuation trustees as they balance their responsibilities ...

FCA mulls capital requirements for firms giving bad advice

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2023
... FCA executive director of markets and international Sarah Pritchard said the regulator wants to see a "thriving financial advice market," ensuring consumers have access to support from financially resilient advice firms. "Diligent advisers are having ...

Former adviser convicted over false documents

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2023
... Fong's offending, the maximum penalty for an individual for engaging in dishonest conduct while providing financial advice and carrying on a financial services business was 10 years imprisonment, a fine of either $765,000 or three times the total ...