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MLC exec to lead fintech

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2021
... the firm's presence in the local wealth management market on June 14. Rogers has been MLC's acting group executive of advice for nearly one-and-a-half years. Prior to that, he spent about eight years as general manager of MLC's wealth distribution, overseeing ...

Aware to restructure advice offering

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2021
... based on the individual needs and circumstances of that member," she said. "It's a completely appropriate level of advice for many of our members, and we're currently recording satisfaction rates above 95% so it's clearly working for them. That's why ...

Government passes advice, super reforms

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2021
... represents another significant addition to the costs of financial advice which will ultimately impact access to financial advice for everyday Australians. This is concerning for those people who will now struggle to afford financial advice," the AFA ...

Limited advice overdue for disruption

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021
... the major barriers to limited advice, launching an industry consultation under CP332 Promoting access to affordable advice for consumers, with many stakeholders pushing for expanding the constraints of scaled advice. Forman said there is currently a ...

Hume advocates for affordable advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2021
... on average their members charged $2671 for an SOA," ASIC's Consultation Paper 332 Promoting access to affordable advice for consumers shows. Hume said: "The importance of access to financial advice was underlined for many during COVID-19. Good quality ...

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 ...