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FAAA announces 2024 awards finalists

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2024
... Inspire Women - Excellence in Advice Award. Capital Partners, Warr Hunt, and Alman Partners are up for FAAA Professional Practice of the Year. Apt Wealth Partners' Jakob Ayres, Bravium's Kirra Sharrock, and Verse Wealth's Simone Vasnaik are the finalists ...

First advice reform bill passes parliament

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2024
... changes to the wording of section 99FA are a positive step. "It confirms that there is no intent to change the existing practice of superannuation funds when checking that financial advice fees are being paid in accordance with the sole purpose test. ...

Hostplus rejects anti-competitive behaviour claims

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2024
... aspect of workforce management platforms relating to the employees' selection of super fund. Specifically, the practice of platforms limiting super fund choice within the platform to those that have undisclosed commercial arrangements with the platform ...

AMP reports boost in IFA flows, mulls advice unit options

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2024
... practices and advisers, but the number of representatives has stabilised year on year. Average revenue per adviser and practice of $1.75 million is above industry norms, he said. Overall, the advice unit recorded an underlying NPAT loss of $47 million ...

Inaugural FAAA award winners named

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2023
... FAAA said. Williams also features in the 2023 FS Power50. Meantime, Boutique Advisers took home the FAAA Professional Practice of the Year Award, impressing the judges with its bespoke approach to each client. Further, the advice practice was commended ...

ASIC bans former PwC partner over tax scandal

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2023
... central risk function, including the appointment of an external chief risk officer. Lastly, it will embed a culture and practice of constructive challenge which, according to the firm, will further empower its people and partners to ask questions and ...

FAAA names inaugural awards finalists

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2023
... Excellence in Advice Award. Boutique Advisers, Future Gen Solutions, and Warr Hunt are nominated for FAAA Professional Practice of the Year. FAAA Gen Next Rising Star of the Year finalists include Adams Financial Group's Jayden Adams, Scott Hendy ...

PwC chief executives hold too much power: Review

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023
... executive decision-making, strengthening risk and conflict management, and accountabilities, and embedding a culture and practice of constructive challenge. However, not everyone has welcomed Switkowski's review or PwC's feedback. "The report ...

Capital Partners acquires Partnership Wealth Management

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2023
... Partners has been serving affluent clients in Western Australia for over 20 years and has twice been named Professional Practice of the Year by the Financial Planning Association of Australia, now Financial Advice Association Australia. The merger marks ...

Franking credit changes could backfire: SMSF Association

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2023
... for franking." "The first test stipulates that the distribution must not be consistent with an entity's established practice of regularly making distributions of that kind. But there may be legitimate situations that would not satisfy the 'established ...