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Two Brisbane advice firms merge

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2024
Brisbane-based financial advice firms Eureka Whittaker Macnaught (EWM) and Blue Harbour Financial Partners, which are part of AZ NGA, have announced their merger. The merged entity will operate under EWM chief executive and co-founder Greg Cook and ...

Financial advice exodus has 'bottomed out': ClearView

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2024
ClearView said it believes there have been signals towards the "return" of financial advice, following the government's favourable response to the Quality of Advice Review. "Recent data indicates the exodus of financial advisers has 'bottomed out'. ...

The Aussie wealthtech firms that are 'most innovative'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2024
... course the 'Lumiant Advice Experience' that equips advisers with best practices and strategies to elevate the financial advice experience. In addition to this, Lumiant formed strategic partnerships with Dennis Moseley-Williams, Concourse, and Tru Independence ...

AMP executive pay packet shrinks amid simplification

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2024
... shareholders also approved the appointment of Kathleen Bailey-Lord and Anna Leibel to its board. In AMP's scorecard, the financial metrics weighting increased to 60% from 40%. In her final AGM, Hazelton said: "Much of this recent progress is due ...

Mercury Capital acquires KKR's stake in Findex

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2024
... this partnership enhances our ability to respond to the urgent need for cost-effective, high-quality, integrated financial advice across Australia and New Zealand," Findex chief executive Matt Games said. "Our scale and record of outstanding investment ...

Why aged care advice needs tougher regulation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2024
... improved from a regulatory standpoint. One key issue is whether individuals and entities who provide aged care financial advice need to be authorised under an AFSL and comply with financial advice laws, regulations, and ethical codes. Aged Care Steps ...

Count completes Solutions Centric deal, reconsiders another

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2024
... further expands Count's Services segment proposition to complement existing group services that support accounting and financial planning (IT and offshore capabilities), along with actuarial certificates, SMSF and tax training/education," Count said. ...

Corporate super fund to be terminated

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2024
... savings to be directed to. To assist members in doing so, MFMRF will provide up to $2000 to each member to receive financial advice, giving them until May 30 to do so. According to its 2023 annual report, the fund had mandates with Schroders, DFA Australia ...

Hejaz awards technology mandate to wealth platform

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2024
... social, or governance (ESG) criteria. Openmarkets chief executive Dan Jowett said the business was proud to contribute to financial products that will create more options for Muslim investors across Australia. "Openmarkets solutions will enable Hejaz ...

Super advice fee deductions compound red tape: JAWG

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2024
The Joint Associations Working Group (JAWG) says new laws that enable superannuation funds to deduct financial advice fees will have the opposite effect of reducing red tape and can make advice even more unaffordable. Treasury Laws Amendment (Delivering ...