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Advice engagement jumps during COVID-19

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2021
A new study finds that the coronavirus pandemic has raised awareness about the importance of financial advice and prompted more Australians to engage with their adviser. A study by ASX-listed firm ClearView shows that demand for financial advice is ...

Aware questioned on bonuses

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2021
The $130 billion industry fund Aware Super was grilled on the bonuses it pays executives and how it justifies them. The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics asked Aware chief executive Deeanne Stewart and chief investment officer ...

FYG expands network

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2021
Tasmania-based FYG Planners has added a Victorian financial advice firm to its stable. Based in Chadstone, Prosperity Planners now operates under licensee FYG. Christopher Bailey, co-founder and financial planner, set up Prosperity in May and prior ...

SocietyOne launches portal, hires

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2021
Digital finance platform SocietyOne has launched a new broker portal and made several key appointments. The new broker portal features a 'quick quote' and secured loan option, which the company said should allow brokers to find a rate for their client ...

Inheritance not expected: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2021
New research from the University of South Australia has revealed that the younger generation wants their parents to enjoy their retirement, and they don't feel owed an inheritance. It turns out, the younger generation are not particularly money hungry ...

Chief economist update: Local and foreign love affair with Australian property

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2021
The Foreign Investment Review Board's (FIRB) 2019-20 annual report shows that just like Australians, foreigners are also in love with our local property market. The FIRB approved a total of 7496 applications for the purchase of commercial and residential ...

Another departure at AMP Capital

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUN 2021
AMP Capital's head of sector multi-manager will leave in July, after nearly 25 years with the company. Lydia Serafim is leaving to take an external opportunity, a spokesperson for the company confirmed. "Lydia made a strong contribution to AMP Capital ...

AFA defends industry against Labor attack

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 JUN 2021
The Association of Financial Advisers has slammed the Labor Party's attack on financial advisers, which paints the profession as dodgy and continues to rip-off consumers. AFA acting chief executive Phil Anderson is calling for an end to the "persecution" ...

AFCA names human resources lead from ME Bank

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUN 2021
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) has appointed a human resources lead, who is currently an executive at ME Bank. Paul Kearney joins AFCA as executive general manager of people and culture on July 5. Kearney has been ME Bank's general ...

Plenary hires team of seven from AMP Capital

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUN 2021
Plenary has bolstered its funds management business, nabbing seven professionals who all worked on one AMP Capital fund. Plenary had already announced that Julie-Anne Mizzi, who had spent 17 years at AMP Capital and led its $1.24 billion Community Infrastructure ...