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Mudslinging over FASEA extension continues

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
... release yesterday calling on Labor to "support the passing" of the bill this week. In the release, the AFA said the financial advice community had been told there was bipartisan support for the exam extension legislation, "which it understood was based ...

South Australian wealth firms merge

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
... owners, investors, families and high net-worth individuals. Wotherspoon was Adelaide's first truly independent financial advice firm, according to Perks. As a part of the merger, Simon Wotherspoon will become a director at Perks Private Wealth. "Perks ...

CountPlus acquires firm

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2020
... of CountPlus One." Just over a month ago, Count Financial became the licensee of Affinitas, an accounting-led financial advice firm in Queensland. Count Financial chief advice officer Andrew Kennedy said at the time that the Affinities announcement was ...

Government delays RC implementation timeline

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020
... "substantially progressed" through consultation and the preparation of draft legislation. The decision was welcomed by financial advice and superannuation advocacy bodies. The Association of Super Funds of Australia labelled the move as pragmatic and ...

AMP defends hefty remuneration bill

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020
... moving to work from home arrangements due to the current environment and doubled down on AMP's commitment to financial advice. "Calls to our financial advisers are at an all time high," he said. "AMP is ready to take a leadership role to find a fit ...

FASEA extension to pass next week

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020
... welcomed by those listening. "In these challenging days it is critical that Australians are able to access quality financial advice," FPA chief executive Dante De Gori said ahead of the webinar. "COVID-19 has arrived at a time when the industry was busy ...

Former Cbus advice head launches referral program

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020
... firms and other service organisations with financial planning groups. fpCentral, offered by Harper's firm Financial Advice Services Institute (FASI), will connect the two sides via an online login that allows advisers to manage referrals, reporting ...

Advice, but not as you know it

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... Recently, JANA announced it would be entering the retail market, expanding its offering to a select number of financial advice and private wealth firms. Michael Karagianis, JANA senior consultant, is leading the roll out and told Financial Standard that ...

Netwealth, Ironbark partner

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... Netwealth and Ironbark Asset Management have entered into a partnership to deliver managed account solutions to financial advice groups. Netwealth has launched a new managed account solution with Ironbark to provide private label managed account managers ...

Former licensee head in new role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2020
... 2019 when Westpac shuttered the dealer group, along with Magnitude, as part of its decision to exit personal financial advice. Fisher brings more than 20 years' experience in financial planning, a decade of which was spent working across Westpac and ...