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New managing director at Paragem

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2018
HUB24 financial planning subsidiary Paragem is welcoming a former Perpetual executive as its managing director. The licensing solutions provider for financial advisers announced Nathan Jacobsen will take his new post in September. Jacobsen spent 10 ...

MLC dealer group lead joins boutique

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018
The general manager of Garvan and MLC Financial Planning will lead a boutique financial advice business. Matthew Fogarty has been appointed chief executive of Fitzpatricks Private Wealth, joining from MLC where he was general manager of Garvan and MLC ...

Quantifeed eyes Australian expansion with $13.5m raising

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2018
The fintech is looking to expand its B2B robo-advice business in Australia as a part of a $13.5 million venture capital raising announced today. The series B funding was led by Taiwanese giant Cathay Financial Holdings, with participation from US-based ...

IOOF boosts adviser compliance support

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2018
IOOF's financial advice licensee support service has partnered with Integrity Compliance to help financial advisers manage AFSL requirements. IOOF Alliances aims to help its network of self-licensed advice businesses manage governance, risk and compliance ...

Adviser performance data vital to remuneration

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2018
In-depth communication of business performance data in financial advice practices can play a key role in motivating team members and the creation of remuneration packages, latest research shows. The inaugural Adviser Remuneration Report from Elixir ...

The future of advice fee structures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2018
To ensure the success of financial advice businesses in the post-Royal Commission world, financial advisers must separate planning and product advice fees, as well as benchmark both planning advice fees and portfolio performance. That is the view of ...

ASIC drags Westpac to court

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2018
... failures. It said it has also made improvements to its risk management and compliance controls in its financial advice business, building on the capabilities which detected Sinha's conduct.

Industry responds to Dover shutdown

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2018
... of the market have been repeatedly called into question...Even if you run a stable, high quality and compliant advice business, if your licensee closes it can be painful," he said. Elsewhere, Hamilton Blackstone Lawyers is already investigating the possibility ...

Managing Director departs AMP-backed planning network

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2018
... entities in the wake of the Royal Commission. In May the wealth manager lost Pally Bargri, chief risk officer of its advice business who cited challenging times ahead for the business. Just days earlier three AMP directors stepped down ahead of a fiery ...

Advisers still resistant to social media

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2018
About 60% of financial advice practices are yet to integrate social media into client engagement strategies despite the majority of Australians using some form of social media every day. Latest research from Netwealth shows 40% of advice practices use ...