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Associations call for improved access to financial advice

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2023
... The Joint Association Working Group (JAWG) has urged the government to improve access to financial advice through the Quality of Advice Review (QAR) proposals. In a letter to assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones, the ...

CareSuper appoints head of equities

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2023
... continued growth of our investment team." "As a highly experienced investment professional, Gary will help strengthen the quality of our investment decision-making as the team extends CareSuper's strong track record into the future." Meanwhile, VFMC ...

Regulation should be balanced: Levy

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2023
Financial advisers need a balanced regulatory framework, says Michelle Levy, lead of the government's Quality of Advice Review (QAR). At an event hosted by PritchittBland, Levy said almost all stakeholders are unhappy with the current system; financial ...

Fintech predictions for 2023: Finura

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2023
... funding and said last year it felt optimistic about the sector. Finura said: "With the model primarily endorsed by the Quality of Advice Review (QAR), we need to see business model execution between product providers and technology." Finura Group explained ...

Salary inflation becoming S issue for ESG managers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2023
... management and sustainable earnings," Carlsson said. "All these things we've talked about are indicative of both. Quality of management - if your company isn't one that cares about health and safety and staff engagement, it's not a good quality ...

Australians are unprepared for retirement: Fidelity

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2023
... satisfaction," the report said. Moreover, as previously reported by Financial Standard, advised clients have a higher quality of life and are more satisfied with their lives than the unadvised. Advised Australians say they live more consistently within ...

Mixed outlook for paraplanning: Study

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2023
... (45.1%) but 21.6% of them charge $81 to $100 per hour. One of the key issues facing paraplanning at the moment is the Quality of Advice Review and its draft proposals regarding Statements of Advice (SoAs). Concerning the cost of advice, KPMG research ...

Paraplanners happy to stay put: Survey

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2023
... technical competency. He said legally obligating CPD for paraplanners makes sense, as it would ensure a higher overall quality of advice across the paraplanning community. On the subject, Financial Planning Association (FPA) chief executive Sarah Abood ...

Treasury working on QAR, super tax concessions

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2023
A Treasury spokesperson has indicated when industry can expect the release of the Quality of Advice Review (QAR) final report, while also confirming the government has not scrapped super tax concessions. A spokesperson for minister for financial services ...

Pre-retirees want, need financial advice: Fidelity

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2023
... the intangible benefits of advice, there is a strong argument that financial advisers should embrace the drivers of quality of life and intentionally enhance the client's sense of purpose, financial capability, resilience, sense of control, day-to-day ...