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ASFA, Super Consumers Australia revise retirement standards

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2023
... to make up this shortfall and cover the increased cost of living." Retired renters have higher levels of poverty and financial stress than homeowners, it added. "As we've previously highlighted, public support like Commonwealth rental assistance ...

Former AFA president Dugald Mitchell remembered

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2023
Dugald Mitchell, a former president of the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA), passed away on August 18 at the age of 89. Mitchell was an active member and leader of the AFA, playing key roles as a member of the National Education Committee and ...

Financial Standard kicks off Power50 voting

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2023
Voting is now open for the 2023 FS Power50, recognising the most influential financial advisers in Australia. This year, Financial Standard received more than 200 nominations for the FS Power50, with 116 progressing to the voting stage. "The FS Power ...

Capital Partners acquires Partnership Wealth Management

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2023
... Western Australia for over 20 years and has twice been named Professional Practice of the Year by the Financial Planning Association of Australia, now Financial Advice Association Australia. The merger marks its first corporate transaction in 20 year ...

Less than two weeks to nominate: Power50

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2023
With 130 nominations and counting, there is less than two weeks left to nominate the most influential financial adviser in Australia for Financial Standard 's annual Power50 list. Thus far, almost 118 financial advisers from all types of specialisations ...

Adviser demand up as industry turns corner: Recruiter

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2023
The financial advice industry is experiencing a buoyant jobs market in 2023, according to a specialist recruitment firm, particularly in the last three months which saw healthy demand for associate adviser roles. Recruit2Advice principal Dugald Braithwaite ...

FAAA celebrates membership renewals, anticipates more

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2023
... announced that as of June 30, over 80% of eligible practitioner members had renewed across the AFA and Financial Planning Association (FPA). "That such a large percentage of advisers have transferred or renewed their membership is a real vote of confidence ...

Adviser levy tripled, labelled "deeply unfair"

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2023
The estimated ASIC levy for this financial year will see financial advisers slugged $3217, as the levy freeze comes to an end. Under the estimated levies released yesterday, the levy to be paid per adviser has almost tripled from the $1142 that it was ...

FAAA awards Gwen Fletcher Memorial prize

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2023
... Australians when they need it most. "Having programs available to new advisers such as the CFP program will bring financial planning to the next level and help them to live up to their potential. More great advisers mean we can live up to truly becoming ...

King's birthday honours for industry executives

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2023
... UNHCR in Australia in 2000. Tupicoffs managing dierctor Neil Kendall, who was also the chair of the Financial Planning Association of Australian between 2014 and 2018, received the honour. He is also the founder of Financial Rescue, which assists victims ...