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Count welcomes Rockhampton practice to network

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2023
Rockhampton firm TISLife is the latest practice to join the Count adviser network. TISLife, started in 2015, is run by managing director Andrew Thackeray and specialises in insurance advice. It officially joined the Count fold earlier this month. "Our ...

SuperConcepts to take over AET platforms clients

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2023
Equity Trustees has inked a deal with SuperConcepts to ensure the clients of Australian Executor Trustees' platforms business continue to receive specialist administration services. When EQT acquired AET from Insignia Financial last year, it flagged ...

Insignia consolidates further, creates Client Wellbeing arm

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023
Following the recent decision to overhaul its advice model, Insignia Financial will now consolidate its client engagement teams to create a Client Wellbeing division as it prepares for the post-Quality of Advice Review world. Within its FY23 results ...

ASIC cracks down on former adviser, comedian

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2023
A former financial adviser who doubles as a comedian has had his assets frozen and been barred from leaving the country as the regulator investigates fees charged to client superannuation accounts. Last month, David Mario Valvo of Sydney was ordered ...

Madison FG, Godfrey Pembroke's PDG combine services

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2023
Madison Financial Group has joined forces with Godfrey Pembroke's Practice Development Group (PDG), consolidating their operational and AFSL services to create a new entity providing back-office services to their financial advice networks. Madison ...

Insignia Financial plans advice business transformation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2023
The wealth group will consolidate its self-employed licensees under one brand, to be owned by the advisers via a new equity model. It has also confirmed it will divest most of its holding in Godfrey Pembroke and is looking to sell Millennium3. Insignia ...

Insignia offloads investment bonds unit

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2023
Insignia Financial has divested its investment bonds business for $40 million to Australian Unity in a bid to pay off debt. Australian Unity's subsidiary Lifeplan Friendly Society will take over Insignia's investment bond business, which operates ...

Large AFSLs lead advice complaints: AFCA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023
Financial advisers from large aligned AFSL groups bear the brunt of complaints, according to the Australian Financial Complaints Authority's data, with several AMP and Insignia Financial practices leading the pack. Modelling of the AFCA data shows ...

Labor advances super performance test changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2023
As the government unveils a raft of updates to the superannuation performance test, due to take effect in August, some trustees are worried that it subjects Choice products to a rigid criterion. As previously flagged, all products will be subject to ...

OnePath fined over MySuper bungle

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2023
Insignia Financial and OnePath Custodians will pay $1.5 million for failing to direct member contributions to a MySuper product. APRA has fined OnePath Custodians $1.46 million after it was made aware 125 default member contributions were not directed ...