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Betashares adds emerging markets ETF

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2025
... Africa. BEMG tracks the MSCI Emerging Markets Index and incurs a management fee of 0.35% per annum. Investors and financial advisers can use BEMG to access the long-term growth potential of developing markets in a convenient and cost-effective structure ...

Anti-hawking exemption for advisers a 'silly carve out': SCA

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2025
... association did not make a submission to the consultation, said the removal of the anti-hawking exemption for financial advisers is not a good solution. "Cold calling is not in breach of the anti-hawking law, if they are not actually seeking to sell ...

Australia emerges as managed accounts leader: Research

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2025
A new Praemium study found that managed accounts are slowly becoming an essential tool for local financial advisers. According to the survey, 62% of financial advisers currently used managed accounts, an increase from about 59% earlier this year, and ...

HUB24 reports record inflows, user growth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2025
... director and chief executive Andrew Alcock said. Another highlight in FY25 was a marked increase in the number of financial advisers using the platform, HUB24 said. Over the year, it added 572 advisers - the largest increase since FY21. At that point ...

Fiducian FUA reaches $5bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2025
... funds under advice (FUA) hit $5 billion in the 2025 financial year as net inflows from salaried and franchisee financial advisers reached $343 million. FUA grew 4% year on year from $4.8 billion across its Core, Auxilium and Badges platforms. Salaried ...

Account number issue causes angst, undue admin work: FAAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2025
Flaws in Delivering Better Financial Outcomes (DBFO) Tranche 1 has inundated financial advisers with angst and more administrative work thanks to confusion surrounding account number inclusion in consent forms, according to the Financial Advice Association ...

PC suggests removing excessive entry requirements for advisers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2025
... for financial advisors are disproportionate to the level of risk, contributing to a decline in the number of financial advisers, which has limited the public's access to affordable advice." CPA Australia welcomed the PC's acknowledgement in its fourth ...

CBA sets aside $52m for remediation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2025
... CFSIL acted unconscionably as it failed to take steps to avoid the payment of grandfathered commissions to financial advisers, which would have resulted in a reduction of the fees paid by members. CFSIL denied the allegations and defended the proceedings. ...

Insignia offloads IOOF Alliances to Entireti

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2025
... merge with Jigsaw Advice Solutions to form Entireti Alliances. About 70 self-licensed advisory firms and 350 financial advisers linked with IOOF Alliances will be part of the new structure. In total, Entireti Alliances will support 85 self-licensed advisory ...

CFS prices advice practice valuation gap at $1.1m

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2025
... aspects because that's what exposes them to risks and ultimately drives down their value." About one third of financial advisers said they want to exit the business within the next five years. The same number are planning to stay for more than 10 years. ...