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HNW wealth transfer still on the to-do list

CHLOE WALKER  |  SATURDAY, 15 JUL 2023
Developing a wealth transfer plan remains on the to-do list for Australia's wealthiest, according to LGT Crestone's latest State of Wealth report. The report, now in its fourth year, uncovered nearly two thirds of Australian high-net-worth (HNW) ...

Adviser demand up as industry turns corner: Recruiter

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2023
... according to a specialist recruitment firm, particularly in the last three months which saw healthy demand for associate adviser roles. Recruit2Advice principal Dugald Braithwaite said advisers and practices that are "well set in the market with a good ...

Zurich, InterPrac, Sequoia back pro-bono advice

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2023
... Established in 2014, PFAN works with the Multiple Sclerosis network throughout Australia, connecting individuals through referral partners to locally based advisers. Advisers registered with PFAN are given the opportunity to take on one pro bono client ...

Finfluencers bridge financial advice gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2023
... advice gap, which according to Investment Trends affects 12.4 million Australians thanks to the steep cost of hiring an adviser, calculated at $2070 on average just for limited advice. The advice gap is widest among adults aged 18-34. It is precisely ...

In need of repair: Gender stereotypes and advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023
... saving, borrowing, and protecting assets. Looking at the gender difference when advising clients, Chace Baulch, a financial adviser from Carey Financial, observes notable differences. Women tend to be more concerned with financial security and stability ...

Adviser sentenced over accessing client accounts

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2023
Former financial adviser John Wertheimer has been convicted and sentenced for making unauthorised client transactions on the Netwealth platform. Specifically, Wertheimer was convicted on one count of providing a financial service on behalf of a person ...

Adviser who faked signatures sentenced in court

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2023
Former Adelaide-based financial adviser Tai Thanh Nguyen has pleaded guilty to two counts of falsifying company books. Nguyen was convicted on both counts and placed on recognisance in the sum of $1000 to be of good behaviour for two years. The former ...

Former financial adviser charged with fraud

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2022
A former financial adviser has been convicted of fraud after using false documents to obtain a financial advantage. Ashley Grant Howard pleaded pleading guilty before the Downing Centre Local Court to two charges of using false documents to obtain a ...

Industrial property ensures big wins for TelstraSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2022
... months ago, we decided that we would be open to TelstraSuper members' friends as well as family. It's a kind of referral system," he said. "It's only in the last six months that we've said anyone can join, but we're taking a highly ...

Former financial adviser pleads guilty

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2022
Former financial adviser John Wertheimer pleaded guilty to charges surrounding unauthorised client transactions in Perth Magistrates Court. Wertheimer pleaded guilty to one charge of providing a financial service on behalf of a person who carries on ...