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Boutique hires from Deloitte

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2021
... an executive director at the CFA Institute. "I'm excited to be joining Watershed at a time when increasing numbers of advisers are shifting towards the managed account model," Miller said. "I am a strong advocate of Watershed's dynamic investment process ...

Boutique firm expands team

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2021
MGD Wealth has appointed several advisers to its Brisbane office following the firm's growth over the last year. Lee Chan, Julian King and Julian de Blonk have all joined as senior client advisers. Chan is the former principal of LJ Partners which MGD ...

ASIC bans Theta managing director

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2021
... a compensation of amount of just $118,957.60 for the victims. Marie's banning is recorded on ASIC's Financial Advisers Register and the Banned and Disqualified Persons Register.

FASEA approves two degrees

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2021
The Financial Advisers Ethics and Standards Authority has added two degrees to its approved list of courses. Any bachelor's degree with a major in financial services that commenced from March 2021 at Southern Cross University has been given FASEA's ...

Female CFPs more invested in financial planning

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAY 2021
... comprehensive financial plans than male CFPs. The report, Building a diverse practice: The value of CFP certification to female advisers, which canvassed 400 US advisers, revealed that female CFPs tend to give more retirement and estate planning advice ...

ASIC issues warnings on investment scams

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAY 2021
... retirement savings into an unknown bank account held by the scammers. The SMSF rollover scammers pretend to be financial advisers and promise returns of 8% to 20% per annum when the funds are transferred into the SMSF. The scammers often use similar ...

Digital fact-find gains momentum

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2021
A new digital fact-finding solution, which is saving financial advisers nearly six hours per client, has snapped up partnerships with Centrepoint Alliance and other mid-tier licensees. Advice Revolution, founded by former advisers Adrian Patty and Shaun ...

CBA adds $32m to advice remediation bill

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2021
The Commonwealth Bank has upped its indemnity bill to $252 million for dodgy financial advisers who were part of its former subsidiary Count Financial. CBA sold off Count Financial to CountPlus in mid-2019. At the time, CBA provided $200 million in ...

Low FASEA pass rate continues

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2021
... year. The results are also less impressive than the overall 89% who have passed the exam across all sittings. Over 13,500 advisers have now passed the exam, representing 65% of the advisers on the ASIC Financial Adviser Register. All existing financial ...

Retirees freed from legacy products

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
... a welcome move. However the tax and social security settings will be the key factor in consumers and their financial advisers in determining whether to take up the scheme," Financial Services Council chief executive Sally Loane said. Flexi-pension products ...