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Clime to offload Madison Financial Group

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2024
... cultural and strategic alignment between the firms, and they have an outstanding track record of supporting financial advisers," Clime chief executive Annick Donat said. She added that the two groups will work closely together to ensure a smooth transition ...

Platform reveals advice firms' top issues

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2024
Practice management, advice technology, and superannuation are top of mind for financial advisers who want to improve their aptitude and knowledge, according to professional networking platform Ensombl. The analysis of adviser conversations stemming ...

Former Life Plan FP adviser cops ban

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2024
... Sentinel Private Wealth for more than a year before joining Life Plan FP in 2018. He also worked at Affinia Financial Advisers and My Adviser.

New platform launches for high-net-worth families

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2024
... to individual families and family offices in Australia and the UK. HeirWealth can also be white labelled by financial advisers, wealth managers, accountants, lawyers, and other professionals and can add value as a client engagement and retention tool ...

SMSFs' use of advisers plummets: Research

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2024
... planning, tax planning, and changes in regulations. "These findings continue to signal the opportunities that financial advisers have in delivering advice that is suited to the needs of SMSF trustees," said Vanguard Australia chief of personal investor ...

PrimaryMarkets launches new financial adviser channel

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2024
PrimaryMarkets has launched a new channel aimed at making alternative investments more accessible to financial advisers and their clients. The platform affords advisers and their client's access to a spectrum of investment opportunities, including unlisted ...

ASIC issues experienced pathway guidance

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2024
ASIC has released new guidance for financial advisers who could potentially qualify as experienced providers and skip further education and training. The regulator today released Information Sheet 281 FAQS: Relevant providers - Accessing the experienced ...

NEOS names retail, strategic sales leads

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2024
... insurance and financial advice to the role. Prior to NEOS, Leonard was national manager of operations at Affinia Financial Advisers for two years. Before that, he spent more than eight years in sales and business development roles at TAL. Meanwhile ...

Calls for a simplified path to financial advice

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2024
... said. Abood said an important aspect of the proposal is recognising core knowledge areas essential for all financial advisers, regardless of their specialty-whether stockbrokers, comprehensive financial advisors, or life insurance specialists. Key areas ...

Former NSW adviser loses ban appeal

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2024
... was "blatant and relatively serious" and occurred during Sweeney's work in the financial services industry. "Financial advisers must act with honesty and integrity in their dealings with clients," ASIC said. "ASIC may ban a financial adviser if it has ...