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Financial advice drags BTFG results

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2019
... paid out to date. Some Securitor and Magnitude authorised representatives are expected to move to a newly-established Viridian-owned AFSL and have until September 30 to transition. Overall, BTFG reported a cash earnings loss of $305 million, down 27% ...

Pendal profits plunge, advisers remain positive

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2019
Pendal Group attracted $100 million net in adviser money in the first half, even as lower performance fees from its funds dragged down the first half results. Pendal reported a cash net profit after tax of $84.5 million, down 26% over 1H18. This slump ...

Westpac appoints acting advice GM

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019
... Westpac has appointed an acting general manager of advice to lead the transition of its financial planning business to Viridian Advisory. National head of BT Group Licensees Ashley Stewart will take on the role of acting general manager of advice from ...

Banks push to leave vertical integration on the table

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2019
... - decided to exit personal advice, bringing BT Financial Group in-house and selling a number of financial advisers to Viridian Advisory. "ABA members have different strategies in relation to the range of services they offer and the extent of vertical ...

Financial advice exit a boon for the industry: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2019
... hunting a buyer for MLC. Westpac, the last of the major banks to join the exodus, agreed to sell a number of advisers to Viridian Advisory. Financial Standard broke the news in March that Westpac will no longer provide personal financial advice and shift ...

Remediation to hit Westpac earnings

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2019
... difficult to access," Westpac said. The bank recently announced it would jettison its financial advice business, with Viridian Advisory set to take on a number of its advisers. By exiting personal advice, Westpac said it would unlock value, given advice ...

Westpac exits personal advice, restructures leadership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2019
... and BT Financial Group will cease as a standalone division. The group has also agreed to sell a number of advisers to Viridian Advisory. BT Financial Group will cease to be a standalone division of Westpac Group. Further, Westpac will no longer provide ...

Managed accounts forum to address vertical integration, best practice

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018
... financial planning practices that will share their key learnings are Stanford Brown, The Wealth Partnership, Eikon Financial, Viridian Financial Group, Crystal Wealth and Partners Wealth. Tim Townsend, financial planner and partner at Townsend Cobain ...

IMAP awards managed accounts excellence

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2018
... are: Licensees Managed Accounts Stanford Brown Group (winner) Crystal Wealth Paradigm Group The Lunar Group Pty Limited Viridian Advisory Pty Ltd WLM Financial Services Innovation Dynamic Asset Consulting Elston Asset Management (winner) Financial Simplicity ...

IMAP to recognise managed accounts excellence

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2018
... Award categories and finalists are as below: Licensees Managed Accounts Crystal Wealth Paradigm Group The Lunar Group Viridian Advisory WLM Financial Services Innovation Dynamic Asset Consulting Elston Financial Simplicity Fincast Managed Accounts Australian ...