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ClearView offloads advice unit

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2021
ClearView is divesting its financial advice business for $15.2 million to another ASX-listed firm. Centrepoint Alliance will acquire ClearView subsidiaries ClearView Financial Advice (CFA), Matrix Planning Solutions and LaVista Licensee Solutions. The ...

AFMA names new chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2021
The Australian Financial Markets Association appointed a new chief executive who is a former APRA executive. Brett Harper takes the post on October 11. He was most recently spent three years as a director at Promontory Australia, providing consulting ...

Benefits of advice reforms yet to materialise

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 AUG 2021
... works that may further impact both the quality of advice and the number of advisers who may be prompted to leave the profession. Ongoing fee arrangements; lack of independence statements; and consent to pass on costs are three reforms under the Financial ...

FPA appoints FPEC chair

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2021
... development, growth and recognition of financial planning within both the university sector and the financial planning profession," FPA chief executive Dante De Gori said. Olynyk will take over from Taylor who stepped down from chairing FPEC in August ...

North educational hub registers 5000 users

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2021
AMP North's education hub has clocked up more than 5000 attendees since launching last year. North's virtual educationHUB has held seven education series and over 70 webinars covering more than 25 topics. The topics cover professional and personal development ...

Advised clients 5.2% better off

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2021
The help of a financial adviser has been able to boost a client's portfolio by 5.2% per annum, according to new research. The fourth annual Russell Investments Value of an Adviser Report found that advisers' biggest contribution to clients is their ...

Class makes acquisition, profit down

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2021
In its full-year results, Class announced its acquisition of legal documentation software provider, Topdocs but also recorded a significant drop in its net profit. Class is set to pay $13 million for the complete acquisition of the Topdocs platform ...

RI Advice names Practice of the Year

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2021
For the fifth year in a row, RI Advice awarded its Practice of the Year Award to Pride Advice. Pride Advice is the only multi-year award winner in the group's history and recognises its excellence, leadership and performance. "In an extremely competitive ...

Industry associations slam last resort scheme

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2021
Major professional associations have united to rally against the newly proposed compensation scheme of last resort. The Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, CPA Australia, Financial Planning Association of Australia, Institute of Public ...

Record low CFA pass rate

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2021
The pass rate for the latest Chartered Financial Analyst exam hit a record low, with some theorising that the pandemic interfered with preparation. After news that level one candidates suffered a dismal pass rate of 25% for the May exam, level two and ...