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Findex names co- chief executives amid plans to grow wealth capabilities

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2022
... said the Royal Commission has had a seismic impact on Australia's wealth sector and, with ASIC citing that over 3000 advisers have left the space, the opportunity is ripe for Findex. "With the growth momentum we have behind us, our investment in ...

Remediation bills revealed amid call for levy freeze extension

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2022
... that were commenced following the regulator's reviews into fees for no service and how large institutions oversee their advisers. To date, NAB has overwhelmingly paid the bulk of the remediation regarding fees for no service, with its total bill to June ...

ASIC highlights strategic priorities

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2022
... it will also review the Financial Adviser Register to ensure it correctly records the authorisation status of existing advisers who have not passed by the relevant date. Following that, it will engage with licensees who have not removed advisers from ...

HUB24 delivers record profit, growth

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2022
... from 3.9% to 5.1% (a 31% increase). The company's organic growth reached record levels during FY22 with the number of advisers using the platform increasing to 3486, up 14% from the prior comparative period. There were also 112 new distribution agreements ...

What's missing for advisers: Atchison Consultants

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2022
According to Atchison Consultants principal Kevin Toohey, financial advisers have a unique challenge in applying a passive, broad-based approach to constructing the defensive part of a client's portfolio. Referring to the composition of the Bloomberg ...

MLC Asset Management grows managed accounts offering

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2022
... to include conservative and high-growth options. The company said the expansion is in response to market demand from advisers for more transparent, diversified solutions for clients. The premium model portfolios capture the return opportunities of active ...

ASIC response to Freedom Insurance saga continues

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2022
... in February 2019 before committing to divest all its operations - including financial advice business Spectrum Wealth Advisers - and eventually appointing liquidators in February 2020. The policies distributed by Freedom were issued by AIA Australia ...

Most retirees want pension support through super: Report

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2022
... RIC is welcomed but acknowledged it can create new challenges for funds. Another issue highlighted was the decline in advisers, since 2018 the total has dropped 30%. "We saw a mass exodus of advisers due to extensive regulatory changes, not only have ...

Fiducian sees record inflows, eyes expansion

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2022
... end and modern medicine finds cures for pandemics," executive chair Indy Singh said. "Our expanded network of financial advisers is expected to deliver funds flows that exceed our recent record-breaking year. Significant effort is being directed to distribution ...

Monochrome obtains crypto asset AFSL

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2022
... AFSL authorisation opens new regulated investment opportunities for direct retail investors and via licensed financial advisers. As previously reported by Financial Standard, a survey of 1000 Australians by crypto platform Luno revealed that more Australians ...