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DomaCom unitholders approve new trustee

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2017
DomaCom shareholders have approved the appointment of its new trustee, delivering the capability to introduce crowdfunded mortgage backed loans. The fractional property investment platform announced in October that it had appointed Melbourne Securities ...

Elders continues impressive growth run

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2017
Elders Financial Planning recently added another advice business to its dealer group, onboarding its 21st practice since 2016. Victoria's Strategic Guidance Group and BJT Private, led by Luke Sheehan, was welcomed to the Elders Financial Planning group ...

Major banks overlooking elder abuse

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2017
The Australian Bankers Association and the four major banks aren't doing enough to prevent elder financial abuse, particularly within branches where they are most vulnerable, an advocate group said. Michael Riley, chief executive of not-for-profit organisation ...

Elders boosts Victorian presence

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2017
Elders Financial Planning is continuing its spree of on-boarding advice practices, adding its 20th business in less than two years just as it looks set to join IOOF. Following the news that IOOF will acquire ANZ Wealth's aligned advice dealer groups ...

ANZ splits OnePath businesses, revamps life insurance team

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2017
ANZ will divest OnePath's pension and investments and four aligned dealer groups to IOOF Holdings for $975 million; and it announced several senior internal appointments in retaining its life insurance business. IOOF has agreed to take over ANZ Wealth ...

2017 AFA Rising Star crowned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2017
The 2017 Rising Star of the Year Award was presented at the opening of this year's Association of Financial Advisers National Adviser Conference on the Gold Coast on Wednesday. Mia Taylor of Evalesco Financial Services was awarded the accolade, which ...

FS Live Blog: 2017 AFA National Adviser Conference

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017
Check out this blog to get an hourly update on the latest announcements, session highlights and social media commentary live at the AFA 2017 National Adviser Conference. 10.30pm - AFA caps its annual conference with an awards gala ceremony for the 2017 ...

First Super appoints board member

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2017
First Super recently appointed a Djab Wurrung elder and indigenous leader as an independent director to its board. Joining the $2.6 billion fund's board from September is Tim Chatfield. He is currently the chief executive of a successful Aboriginal ...

Rising Star highlights young women in advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
Indicating a rise in the number of women opting for a career in financial planning, four of the six finalists for the 2017 Association of Financial Advisers' Rising Star of the Year Award are female. The accolade - which is presented in partnership ...

DomaCom to ease issue of retirement funding

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2017
Fractional property investment platform DomaCom has signaled a move into reverse mortgage lending, confirming it is developing a senior equity release product to be available before 2018. In its quarterly update DomaCom outlined its plans for a senior ...