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AZ NGA positions for growth with key appointment

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025
... over the next three to five years. Also in December, AZ NGA finalised the deal with Entireti to acquire AMP's advice licensees. At the same time, AZ NGA acquired AMP's minority stakes in 16 of its practices.

ASIC proposes further breach reporting relief

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2025
... addressing some problems, more work needs to be done. Briggs pointed to an FSC survey of 29 superannuation, financial advice licensees, and funds management members, which found that each minor breach reported to ASIC costs $3800 in documentation, senior ...

ASIC updates on SMSF advice review

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025
... assess compliance with the best interest duty and related obligations. In addition, ASIC is observing the role of AFS licensees in monitoring and supervising representatives who are providing SMSF establishment advice. ASIC said this includes considering ...

FSCP deregisters adviser for two years

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2025
... crack down on bad SMSF advice, particularly where it relates to their set up. "We're also reviewing information from licensees about their oversight and the application of their policies and procedures in the context of SMSF establishment advice. ...

Jones flags drafting of Tranche 2 legislation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2025
... focus more effort on reviewing client advice files related to SMSFs being set up. "We're also reviewing information from licensees about their oversight and the application of their policies and procedures in the context of SMSF establishment advice. ...

Government to scrap advisers' approved qualifications list

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2025
... changes." Jones said: "Financial advisers are already registered by their authorising Australian Financial Services licensees under Stage 1. Not proceeding with Stage 2 removes unnecessary red tape on individual advisers."

Generation Development Group buys Evidentia

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2025
... strengths, it will be positioned to provide bespoke end-to-end investment management and manage account solutions for licensees, financial advisers and their clients. Grant Hackett, who was named group chief executive at GDG in December last year, said ...

Entireti appoints chief investment officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025
... Entireti is home to Fortnum Private Wealth and Personal Financial Services, as well as the recently transitioned AMP licensees. These include AMP Financial Planning, Charter Financial Planning, Hillross, and Jigsaw Advice Solutions. In all, it has about ...

Government must commit to fixing CSLR: FAAA

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025
... how CSLR could make financial advice less affordable, the answered it received was: "Any cost that financial advice licensees face from CSLR is a direct reflection of misconduct and insolvencies occurring within the sector. The Advice sector can reduce ...

Iress expands wealth team with multiple new roles

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025
... formerly a national account manager at Morningstar, as head of partnerships. He'll work with other technology solutions, licensees, and product providers across investments, risk, and platforms. David Collins has been appointed as the new head of digital ...