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Westpac adviser sets up private wealth firm

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2015
... institutionally connected with access to the latest research and intelligence," he said. "Australians seeking financial advice are seeking more transparent relationships, superior service and outcomes that are in their best interests."

Lonsec launches ESG metric

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
... client-specific product selection and address the industry and government's discussions around improving the quality of financial advice. The new ESG BIOmetric arrives amidst rising preference for ESG-minded investment - for example, avoiding investment ...

Sunsuper and AFA partner for advice

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
... plans. AFA chief executive, Brad Fox, said the partnership reflects a cultural alignment around the value of financial advice. "Like us, Sunsuper believes in advice, is pro-adviser and can help us deliver on our strategic vision of great advice for more ...

CPA sets up independent advice license

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2015
... fee-for-service advice to consumers, CPA Australia said. "CPA Australia Advice represents a game changer for financial advice in this country," the organisation said in a statement. "Too many everyday Australians have suffered as a result of poor financial ...

IRESS acquires boutique firm

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2015
... solutions after acquiring a personal finance content provider. Innergi is an Australian-based business that enables financial advice practices and superannuation funds to provide their clients and members with timely and relevant content. Innergi managing ...

Remuneration has no bearing on advice quality

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2015
The head of Bombora Advice, which has just acquired two new financial advice practices, has defended commission based remuneration structures for risk advisers. Commenting on the recent inquiries into commission-based remuneration structures in the ...

Infocus looking to expand advice services

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015
... Infocus Wealth Management says it is in discussion with organisations and employer groups to further its outsourced financial advice services nationally. The announcement comes on top of Infocus now providing its financial advice services to industry ...

FoFA among top 20 global regulatory nightmares

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2015
The Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reform is one of the 20 most challenging pieces of regulation globally, according to a survey of 600 compliance professionals across the world. The 'Cost of compliance 2015' report by Thomson Reuters asked compliance ...

Advisers and mortgage brokers joining forces

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2015
... client value proposition and fully service the clients of the respective specialists by providing integrated financial advice and a seamless client experience. "This approach means that internal referral processes can be properly integrated, and office ...

ANZ enters fast growing ETF market

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2015
... self-managed super fund market, for example," Laidler said. He explained that it also makes sense in a post-Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) where advisers don't receive commissions for investments. At the same time, investors become more aware of active ...