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Boutique AFSL acquires advice practice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2019
... took over GROW Super co-founder Mathew Keeley's practice, Churpa Wealth. It also added to its Mudgee practice in February of this year, appointing former J.P. Morgan Asset Management head of institutional Stephen Alcorn to the role of associate a ...

AFA Foundation headed for milestone

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
... money for one of the foundation's partners, Bears of Hope. Applications open for the next round of charity grants in February 2020.

Down but not out: Top advisers adapt

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2019
... picture of the state of Australia's financial advice sector, with close to 3000 advisers dropping out of the industry since February. According to Rainmaker analysis, the official number of active advisers has now plummeted from 28,650 to 25,865 - meaning ...

Chief economist update: Jerome is in the Hole

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2019
... happens after he spills his guts at the Hole will be Jerome's biggest test since he assumed the Fed chairmanship since February 2018 - nominated by no less than US President Donald Trump himself. Two things are certain. One, Jerome would be careful ...

Chief economist update: Wheels of US recession in motion

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2019
... 'Great Recession' of 2008, 'El Maestro' Fed chief Alan Greenspan testified before the US Congress in February 2005, where he effectively discounted the bond market as irrational: "Some analysts have worried that the dip in forward real ...

ASIC bans adviser again

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2019
... authorised by Lifespan Financial Planning, before eventually becoming an Infocus Securities authorised representative in February 2013. ASIC said advisers had a legal obligation to act in the best interests of their clients when providing personal advice. ...

Super trustees to formulate whistleblower policies

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2019
... wrongdoing within companies and foster an ethical culture. The Whistleblower Protections Act was passed by Parliament on 19 February 2019. It received royal assent on 12 March 2019. The reforms commenced on 1 July 2019, aiming to provide stronger rights ...

Aussie fintech names new chief

KRISTI CHENG  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2019
... executive, the company has announced. Martin is currently InPayTech's head of customer experience, a role he has been in since February this year. His appointment as chief executive is effective immediately. Martin is succeeding Robin Beauchamp, who ...

Why do we need royal commissions, Hayne asks

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2019
In his first public speech since the Royal Commission's final report in February, Kenneth Hayne mulled why Australians are calling for more royal commissions and what it says about our democracy. "The increasingly frequent calls for Royal Commissions ...

CBA remediation bill drags performance

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2019
... whopping 43% drop year on year - driven by lower volumes of initial advice fees and the cessation of ongoing service fees in February 2019. As a result of lower performance fees and AUM, CFSGAM's bottom line dipped 18% to $240 million. CBA also announced ...