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Super should help secure home loans: Inquiry

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2022
... increase housing supply, such as incentive payments to state and local governments to encourage the adoption of better planning and property administration policies. "Otherwise, an increase in households' ability to borrow would likely increase property ...

Adviser numbers close in on 17k

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2022
... follows a similar trend in which 800 hung up their boots between mid-December 2021 and 20 January 2022. AMP Financial Planning currently leads the pack in terms of adviser numbers with 591, losing only eight representatives between March 17 and mid-December ...

Milford chair to retire

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2022
... up the chair role from July 1. "Gavin joined the Milford board in November 2021 as part of its longer-term succession planning which included the appointment of Carolyn Colley in October 2021, who was appointed chair of Milford Australia in December ...

Frontier appoints head of strategy

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2022
... firm announced that Megan Mulia will become the head of strategy from April 19, overseeing corporate strategy, business planning and expansion plans. Mulia previously held senior roles based in Melbourne, including the most recent one as general manager ...

FPA is the preferred association: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2022
The Financial Planning Association holds the lion's share of membership as nearly 40% of advisers report they are part of the professional body. Some 38% or 7239 active advisers on ASIC's Financial Adviser Register are members of the FPA based on the ...

Principals' Community retains BT members

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2022
... breath for the first time in a few years" and looking for opportunities to scale, as well as thinking about succession planning. In response, The Principals' Community plans to run a series of development masterclasses as well as continuing to provide ...

Startup launches risk retention option

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2022
A life insurance startup is launching an alternative option that targets customers who want to cancel their policy. iExtend partners with policyholders by paying the premiums of the co-owned cover. Policyholders are able to maintain their cover and ...

WT Financial Group acquires Synchron

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2022
... the group. Synchron had 422 advisers on its book at the end of 2021, making it the fourth largest behind AMP Financial Planning, SMSF Advisers Network and Morgans Financial, Rainmaker analysis of the ASIC FAR data shows. The total consideration of $7.96 ...

Mixed reviews for advice industry reviewer

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2022
... more than likely a political stunt to 'calm the waters' before the election," he said. Conversely, the Financial Planning Association of Australia chief executive Sarah Abood welcomed Levy's appointment. Abood said the QAR is the "the perfect ...

Legal expert to lead QAR

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2022
A legal expert will take the reins in leading the Quality of Advice Review, Senator Jane Hume announced this afternoon, adding that the terms of reference have also been finalised. Allens partner Michelle Levy, a specialist in financial services, life ...