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Majority pass adviser exam

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2024
... the Financial Advisers Exam. ASIC found that he provided his employer, Cojag Pty Ltd, which trades as Horizon Financial Planners, with a fake Financial Advisers Exam certificate and told colleagues and clients he had passed the exam when he had not.

Former adviser cops 12 years' imprisonment

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2024
... Plus Financial Group, which is now in liquidation. He was a member of the Association of Independently Owned Financial Planners (AIOFP) board.

Adviser permanently banned for faking qualifications

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2024
... financial services business. ASIC found that he provided his employer, Cojag Pty Ltd, which trades as Horizon Financial Planners, with a fake Financial Adviser Exam certificate and told colleagues and clients he had passed the exam when he had not. It ...

Older clients boost book values

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2024
... competitive fee structures to attract potential buyers," he said. "Over the past five years, the costs for financial planners have risen significantly, leading to higher cost-to-serve ratios. As a result, acquiring a client book with fees below the cost ...

Brookfield Oaktree to further democratise alternatives in Australia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2024
... "We've built out a team across the [APAC] region over the last three to four years to partner closely with financial planners, family offices, independent wealth advisors as they seek to expand their portfolio." Hall said the real growth area within ...

Litigation funder disputes AMP BOLR settlement

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2024
... AMPFP had 542 practices in its network. Fewer practices - about 135 - took part in the class action. Equity Financial Planners has now put forth a funding equalisation order to the court that "seeks to spread the cost of the funder's entitlements ...

Mercury Capital acquires KKR's stake in Findex

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2024
... management capabilities, deep digital investment and low-risk salaried adviser model which brings accountants and financial planners together under one roof creates an exciting opportunity for enhanced, market-leading service provision," Perkins said. ...

Sequoia strikes deal to acquire Clique Paraplanning

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024
... $70,000, is payable in 12 months post-completion. Clique provides outsourced local paraplanning services to financial planners and AFSLs, particularly Statement of Advice documents and the ongoing review of documentation. Advisers also use the paraplanning ...

WAM Leaders to make bid for QV Equities

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2024
... increase WAM Leaders' relevance in the market by improving broker and research coverage, increasing interest from financial planners and gaining additional access to market opportunities..." WAM Leaders expects the company's net assets to increase ...

2024 to be a watershed year: FAAA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2024
... Abood highlighted research from the Governance Institute of Australia that shows perceptions of the ethics of financial planners continues to improve, and that advisers are now more trusted than the likes of lawyers and chief executives. "However, there ...