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WT Financial Group acquires Synchron

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2022
ASX-listed WT Financial Group (WTL) is set to acquire Synchronised Business Services for $8 million. The transaction will create one of the country's largest non-aligned dealer groups with more than 600 advisers and $16 billion in funds under advice. ...

Mixed reviews for advice industry reviewer

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2022
Lawyer Michelle Levy's appointment in overseeing the Quality of Advice Review has received a mixed reception from the financial advice industry. The Association of Independently Owned Financial Professionals executive director Peter Johnston called ...

Legal expert to lead QAR

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2022
A legal expert will take the reins in leading the Quality of Advice Review, Senator Jane Hume announced this afternoon, adding that the terms of reference have also been finalised. Allens partner Michelle Levy, a specialist in financial services, life ...

ASIC to strengthen market integrity rules

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2022
ASIC is introducing changes to its market integrity rules in a bid to evade further technological glitches. As of 10 March 2023, financial markets and participants can broadly expect changes to technological and operational rules across information ...

Hejaz Financial Services partners with outsource Financial

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2022
The partnership will enable Hejaz to provide Australian Muslims with better access to its range of Sharia-compliant services and products. In recent research, Hejaz found that 36% of Australian Muslims do not have a savings account and 46% reluctantly ...

AMP hands down tech mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2022
AMP awarded a technology mandate to a global provider in a bid to improve the efficiency of its North platform. SS&C Technologies forged the partnership with AMP to deliver digital and administrative capabilities, promising high levels of automation ...

Biden signs executive order on digital assets

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2022
US President Joe Biden has signed an executive order on ensuring the responsible development of digital assets, in a move that has seen the price of Bitcoin jump. Signed overnight, the executive order outlines the first whole-of-government strategy ...

80% of Aussies expect ethical investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2022
... investment products that have been independently certified or labelled, and 88% of Australians that already invest responsibly or plan to do so in the next 12 months say that independent responsible investment labels would convince them to invest. "What ...

AustralianSuper announces joint venture

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2022
AustralianSuper has announced a new joint venture with British Land, which will see the two partner on the Canada Water Masterplan. British Land sold 50% of its stake in Canada Water Masterplan to AustralianSuper for £290 million. Following the completion ...

Flexible work expectation gap widens

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2022
Flexible work arrangements will be a major deal-breaker in retaining and attracting staff as the financial services industry navigates operating in a post-COVID environment. Speaking on a panel for International Women's Day yesterday, Financial Planning ...