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Adviser exam pass rate improves

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024
Of the 289 candidates who attempted the latest exam sitting, close to 80% passed. The most recent sitting of the Financial Advisers Exam took place on November 6, with 225 out of 289 candidates passing. It represents a pass rate of 77% and is a significant ...

Former abrdn MD takes on chief executive role

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2024
Hearts and Minds Investments (HM1) has announced current chief executive Paul Rayson will step down from the role, effective 19 February 2025. Rayson has been chief executive since the company was founded and listed on the ASX in November 2018. Hearts ...

Equity Trustees completes AET integration

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2024
EQT Holdings Limited (Equity Trustees) has completed the integration of Australian Executor Trustees Limited (AET). The completion was marked by the conclusion of the Transition Service Agreement that Equity Trustees had in place with Insignia Financial ...

GDP grows but still slow: 'Confirms our worst fears'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2024
Australian gross domestic product (GDP) rose 0.3% in the September quarter 2024 and by 0.8% since September 2023, according to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). "The Australian economy grew for the 12th quarter in a row ...

Netwealth celebrates $100bn amid 25th anniversary

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2024
Netwealth has marked 25 years in business by crossing $100 billion in funds under administration (FUA) on its platform. On November 28, Netwealth achieved FUA of $100 billion, comprised of $99.5 billion in custodial FUA and $0.7 billion non-custodial. ...

Firms treat CSLR as 'insurance policy': FAAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2024
As the number of AFSL cancellations pile up due to the non-payment of Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) determinations, far too many financial services firms are taking advantage of the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR), treating ...

AMP completes advice licensees sale

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2024
AMP has finalised its divestment of three licensees and support service business to Entireti and AZ NGA as the new owners unveil a revamped leadership team. Some 950 advisers across AMP Financial Planning, Hillross, and Charter Financial Planning now ...

Bell Financial takes lead on SelfWealth takeover

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2024
SelfWealth is forging ahead with Bell Financial Group's (BFG) takeover of the trading platform as the latter raises its bid price to edge out its competitor. The two parties entered a scheme implementation deed in which BFG raised its bid price to 25 ...

Australian Unity Office Fund to be wound up

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2024
Australian Unity Real Estate Limited (AUIREL) has told investors it will delist and wind up the Australian Unity Office Fund (AOF), as flagged in August. The proposal involved the disposal of AOF's main undertaking and the cessation of AOF's real estate ...

Former adviser charged with dishonest conduct

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2024
A former Shaw and Partners financial adviser has been charged with 26 counts of dishonest conduct in relation to the provision of financial services. Former Brisbane-based financial adviser Kristofer Ridgway appeared at Southport Magistrates Court in ...