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Labor wins: What super, advice industries want

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2025
Industry groups representing financial advice and superannuation have congratulated Anthony Albanese and the Labor government for the overwhelming federal election win over the weekend. Super Members Council (SMC) said it is looking forward to working ...

Finchley & Kent adopts Padua Solutions tech suite

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2025
... Transition Management as a Service (TMaaS), which gives access to the technology provider's full suite of solutions. PaaS sees advice documents created 10 times faster than industry averages, vetted via a three-stage review process. Meanwhile, TMaaS ...

Rest details internal program to reform death benefit processes

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2025
... with more than one million under the age of 30. The spokesperson said these members are less likely to access financial advice or engage in estate planning, and just 4% have a binding death benefit nomination in place. "This can add time and complexity ...

Wealth managers' recovery looks promising: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2025
... inflows will be a multi-year story, as will be the cost optimisation," analysts said. "Integration of the MLC and ex-ANZ Advice business and resolving legacy issues is proving to be more complex and expensive than initially expected, leading to large ...

Adviser numbers jump in March quarter: Rainmaker

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2025
... The five AFSLs that attracted the most advisers were Alliance Wealth, InterPrac, Lifespan Financial Planning, Synchron Advice and RI Advice. On the other hand, AMP Financial Planning, which is now part of Entireti's Akumin, Merit Wealth and Madison ...

ART promotes high-profile retirement specialist

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025
... industry thought leader in retirement, contributing to advocacy and policy development by providing technical expertise and advice to peak bodies and government. Van Wyk landed at ART from QSuper, where he spent 12 years - on the liability side - joining ...

Frontier Advisors lands major mandate from asset management giant

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025
... Nissay's calibre, is a landmark achievement for the asset consultant. Polson added that the value of high-quality insights and advice, free from product conflicts, is more relevant than ever, and applies to asset owners globally, not just in Australia. ...

Finfluencer failed to disclose paid promotions, says regulator

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2025
... Commission (OSC) recently surveyed 655 Canadian retail investors and found that 35% had made a financial decision based on advice from a finfluencer. While respondents largely agreed that finfluencers are motivated by self-interest, about 40% believe ...

AFCA highlights 'pattern of delays' in super

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2025
... failures, and proactively invest in technology and staffing to meet compliance standards. Meantime, within investments and advice, only one common systemic issue was observed by AFCA, being firms not complying with customer instructions and cooling-off ...

Perpetual Wealth Management adds five senior advisers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2025
... families, business owners, professionals and community organisations across a range of areas including strategic and investment advice, trustee services, accounting, business advisory, and philanthropic solutions. "Michael, Antony, Sandra, Laura, and ...