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The barriers to limited advice: Licensees

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 11 JAN 2021
... Australian Securities and Investments Commission's (ASIC) latest consultation paper, Promoting access to affordable advice for consumers, is giving not only advisers but also licensees the chance to voice their opinions on the issues relating to the ...

Hume promoted to cabinet

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 21 DEC 2020
... with Senator Hume and the government on how we can continue to improve access to affordable and professional financial advice for Australians," De Gori added. In a LinkedIn post, Hume said she was honoured to be asked to take on the expanded role to ...

Shadforth executive moves to Akambo

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2020
The former head of advice for Shadforth has moved to Akambo Financial Group, a boutique dealer group with big growth plans. Rob Petrie has joined Akambo as head of private wealth. Previously, Akambo director and chief operating officer Joe Akiki was ...

Advice for all could add $630bn to economy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2020
If all Australians were to receive financial advice and properly implement that advice, the economy would grow by $630 billion a year while Age Pension spending would go down by more than 20%, new research shows. Those are the key findings of a study ...

Frydenberg unveils Retirement Income Review

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
... an important role in helping members navigate the complexities of the system. Most Australians do not have financial advice for a number of reasons, she said, as the cost of advice is expensive and many distrust the system. The government is looking ...

FPA board member joins new firm

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020
... deep knowledge of the need to pair professional standards with the right commercial focus when pricing the value of advice for financial planning firms," Jones said. "At the heart of this focus is conviction around ensuring the right pricing outcome ...

ASIC opens consultation on scaled advice

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2020
... scaled advice. As previously announced last month, ASIC's latest consultation paper, Promoting access to affordable advice for consumers, is looking to explore the issues relating to the supply of good quality affordable advice and what steps can be ...

Advice firms need technology to survive: FPA

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2020
... essential, so too is effective use of technology, if we are to have a sustainable profession and give greater access to advice for more Australians."

Super advice firm buys robo-adviser

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2020
... provider SuperEd has acquired robo-advice provider Clover. SuperEd provides a number of services such as intra-fund advice for superannuation members and Retirement Essentials which assists Australians applying for the age pension. The acquisition will ...

QSuper head of advice exits

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2020
... financial-advice offering to members. Kim Hughes, who was appointed as the $110 billion superannuation fund's chief of advice for QInvest in February 2019, finished up on October 9. QSuper chief executive Michael Pennisi said Hughes was a valued member ...