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ASIC waves red flag at advisers, trustees over Choice products

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024
An extensive review of processes across superannuation trustees, financial advisers and advice licensees has found very little evidence that consumers are aware of how poorly Choice products they're in are performing, and that such underperformance ...

Younger Aussies embracing SMSFs, guidance needed

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2024
... growth Jo Hurley, younger generations want more control over their retirement savings than ever before, and financial advisers need to cater to this demand. Addressing the crowd at the SMSF Association Conference in Brisbane, Hurley cited new research ...

ASIC vigilant on bad SMSF advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2024
ASIC is putting the pressure on financial advisers to provide appropriate SMSF advice using "professional judgment", as the regulator flags serious instances of misconduct it wants to curb. At the annual SMSF Association National Conference, ASIC senior ...

SMSFA reappoints Hay-Bartlem as chair

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2024
... superannuation, structuring and restructuring, and estate planning and succession. This includes assisting accountants, financial advisers, lawyers, and others help clients deal with these issues. He also leads the law firm's commercial and private ...

Reforms will strengthen retirement advice: Experts

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2024
... and Suncorp's superannuation business in recent years. Some 3% of its members are covered by Brighter Super-aligned advisers while 24% are serviced by IFAs that largely came from Suncorp. "What [the QAR] will do is make us be much more thoughtful ...

Janus Henderson makes two senior appointments

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2024
... retail distribution for Australia Jordan Tang. Cassidy will be responsible for overseeing relationships with financial advisers and intermediary consultants across New South Wales, Western Australia, and the ACT. Janus Henderson head of Australia Matt ...

Count posts positive results ahead of Diverger takeover

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2024
... transaction is completed, Count will become one of the largest advisory businesses in Australia, with over 550 financial advisers. This achievement has been further boosted by its Affinia transaction in May 2023, the integration of which is progressing. ...

VanEck failed to disclose influencer's role in ETF launch: SEC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2024
... of this or informed that Portnoy's controversial views might be associated with the product. "Fund boards rely on advisers to provide accurate disclosures, especially when involving issues that can impact the advisory contract... VanEck Associates' ...

Platforms ramp up innovation, back-end efficiencies

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2024
Platform providers' ability to innovate and improve administrative efficiencies are enabling financial advisers to digitally self-serve and improve client outcomes, according to SuitabilityHub. The 2024 platform market wrap found that the move to digital ...

Count to finalise Diverger deal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2024
... diversified business." He said the combined business will deliver added benefits to its network of accountants, financial advisers, and their clients. "Our members and their clients will have access to a range of new services offered by Diverger, along ...