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Former super fund chief defends tenure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021
... "brought forward by a calculated smear campaign, which was targeting me and my family". "My family, like many Australian families, has always been involved with community-level organisations and it has been implied that their community involvement and ...

Lockdowns see uptick in advice seekers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2021
New figures have revealed that Australian families are feeling the pressure of lockdowns, with more enquiries about divorce and an increase in those seeking financial advice. The figures come from The Separation Guide, a service which brings together ...

Fisher Investments launches local HNW offering

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2021
... Fisher, who is currently chair of the company. "After years of planning, we're excited to begin working with Australian families," Fisher executive vice president Carrianne Coffey, who is responsible for its international private client operations ...

Debt vulture crackdown welcome

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2020
... Complaints Authority to be compulsory and for these firms to be licensed by regulators. "We often hear from Australian families wooed by these 'debt vultures' with promises of fixing their credit report, wrangling their debts, and taking away financial ...

Calls for broad default life insurance system

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2020
... report said. "To proceed otherwise puts Australia at odds with every other international market - and places Australian families at significant financial and wellbeing risk." The report said it benefits no one if life insurance becomes a product only ...

Superestate eyes property mandates

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2019
... was commercial. "If we had 1% going into residential, that's $800 million. That's over 1000 homes supporting Australian families," he said. Brits confirmed he intends to win mandates to manage direct residential property mandates for super funds. "In ...

Nominees await top AFA honours

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
... ability to demonstrate the value that quality financial advice can play in shaping and protecting the lives of Australian families has never been more important," she said. The nominees for the Excellence in Education award are judged on how they continually ...

Adviser of the Year finalists named

KRISTI CHENG  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2019
... ability to demonstrate the value that quality financial advice can play in shaping and protecting the lives of Australian families has never been more important," she said. "Their leadership and ideologies can forge a path forward for their peers, as ...

Adviser, Practice of the Year named

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  SATURDAY, 13 OCT 2018
... quality financial advice is available to all and can play a crucial role in shaping and protecting the lives of Australian families. "With reputation and trust a driving factor for the whole industry, Hugh and TWD Australia have been able to lift this ...

Financial literacy the bridge for income protection gap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2017
... Australia chief executive Tim Bailey said: "Inadequate and/or inappropriate life insurance cover could expose Australian families to the serious risk of depleted household budgets, and the erosion of savings accounts and retirement balances. The burden ...