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WealthO2 appoints national BDM

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020
... wealth management platform established in 2015. Services include managed discretionary accounts, automated record of advice for non-discretionary managed accounts, wholesale managed funds, superannuation and pension portfolios.

Focus to acquire stake in MEDIQ

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
... Agarwal's MEDIQ Financial Services which specialises in accounting, investment, insurance, tax and legal and financial advice for medical professionals and their families. It has about 310 clients across Australia and a Melbourne-based team of 35 ...

Fidelity backs personality tests

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2020
... benefits then we should shine a light on that." The research identified four types of client, motivated to seek financial advice for different reasons. They are: the celestial navigator, the GPS navigator, the radio navigator and the compass navigator. ...

Former RBC I&TS lead joins tech firm

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2020
... accepted the offer to lead the company as it seeks to take a leadership position in improving the quality of financial advice for all Australians." Travers led RBC I&TS for more than five years before leaving in May 2019. Prior to that he held a number ...

Free advice for bushfire victims

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2020
AMP has announced it will provide free financial advice to Australians who have suffered from the current bushfires. AMP said it has partnered with its advisers to offer the pro-bono service which includes general and personal advice and is available ...

Government ignored ASIC over LIC carve-out

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 6 JAN 2020
... distortion by preventing conflicted advice in the secondary market (transfer acquisitions) but permitting conflicted advice for the whole primary market (issue acquisitions)," ASIC said at the time. "From a consumer protection perspective, we do not ...

Cost savings, RC boost digital advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2019
... the data shows 46% of users were aged 35-54 - well above the industry average of 26%. About 30% of users were seeking advice for the first time, with 12% of new users aged 30-35. Further, more SOAs were issued to women than to men in the 12 months to ...

Practice profitability at risk: MLC Life

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019
... to commissions received from product issuers to remain sustainable - a practice that would impact accessibility of advice for all Australians," MLC Life said. Surveying 180 advisers, MLC Life found more than 40% have not made any changes to their business ...

Industry fund pushes for simpler super splitting

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2019
... to develop solutions. "The first step in the Simpler Super Splitting initiative aims to eliminate the need for legal advice for the straightforward division of super assets, via a simple, consistent form for court orders that can be used across the industry ...

FASEA exam tips from those who passed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2019
... executive of FASEA yammering on too much," Glenfield laughed, kicking off the panel. He then offered some practical advice for advisers on how to frame the exam. "The FASEA exam legislative instrument and policy tells you what is going to be in the exam," ...