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Macquarie Wrap SMAs surpass $5bn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021
... administration. Macquarie said the milestone demonstrates the strength of its platform and the continued interest shown by advisers and their clients in SMAs as a flexible investment option. Macquarie Wealth head of wealth product and technology Michelle ...

Standard Life Aberdeen sells 196-year-old brand

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2021
... Standard Life Aberdeen, which is focused on global asset management, our market-leading platforms offerings to UK financial advisers and their customers, and our UK savings and wealth businesses," Bird said. Standard Life Aberdeen said it has initiated ...

Fund manager hires distribution director

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2021
... firms. At Vanguard, Naidu worked in business development for six years, responsible for retail distribution to financial advisers in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, including institutionally aligned dealer groups, independent financial ...

Countdown to FASEA exam deadline

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2021
The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority (FASEA) has issued a reminder to financial advisers that their time to sit and pass the exam is ticking by. There are just five exam sittings remaining for existing advisers to pass the exam. After ...

Vanguard to launch retirement income tool

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2021
Vanguard has announced it is launching the Vanguard Retirement Income Builder tool for financial advisers. Vanguard Australia head of intermediary Rebecca Pope announced the upcoming launch of the Vanguard Retirement Income Builder at Vanguard's recent ...

Seek launches investments arm

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2021
... capital for Seek Investments as it continues to grow. An independent board committee, which has retained unnamed external advisers, has been established to oversee the process of the review. Seek said it is expected that the review will lead to two independent ...

Financial services workers hunt new roles

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2021
... wealth management is as a head of advice/director which is bringing in an average of over $200,000 per year. Financial advisers reported earning between $90,000 and $130,000 per year depending on their level of experience. A senior financial adviser ...

CountPlus profit down 53%

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2021
... Rowe said. Count Financial noted a drop in adviser numbers over the 12 months from 284 to 238. It expects a further 40 advisers to join the licence in the second half of the year and notes it has 100 potential advisers in the pipeline. Despite this ...

ASIC zeroes in on bad SMSF advice, conduct

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2021
... does not regulate the sector directly, it does however, oversee firms that provide financial service to trustees such as advisers, auditors and products that SMSFs invest in. The Hayne Royal Commission adjusted the roles of ASIC and APRA in superannuation. ...

HUB24, Netwealth top platform rankings

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2021
... Wrap (76.5%). The research house said it was clear this year that platforms are responding to the needs of financial advisers with functionality improvements, namely the move to paperless, fully digital processes. "In the last 12 months alone, HUB24 ...