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Last day to vote in MAX Awards

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAY 2021
Voting for the 16 th annual Financial Standard MAX Awards will close at midnight tonight. So far the nominees have received 17,303 votes in total. The MAX Awards celebrate outstanding marketing, advertising and sales professionals in the financial services ...

Keep COVID-19 in perspective: Panel

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2021
Geopolitical tensions took centre stage at the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds, with experts urging the audience to look at COVID-19 in greater context. Founder and owner of IBISWorld and the Ruthven Institute, Phil Ruthven showed the audience ...

MAX finalists named, voting open

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2021
The finalists for the 16th annual Financial Standard MAX Awards have been announced, with voting now open until May 30. The Financial Standard MAX Awards highlight individuals, teams and organisations in the financial services industry excelling in ...

AMP trims platform fees

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021
AMP Australia is reducing fees on its platforms, in a bid to attract more clients. Its flagship MyNorth wrap reduced administration fees by up to 22% effective May 1 for balances above $250,000. Administration fee caps for individuals are reducing by ...

New firm joins Count Financial

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2021
Count Financial has announced the latest firm to join its national advice network. StrategyOne Advice Network has joined Count Financial, the 16 th new firm to join since the start of 2021. Based in Northern Sydney, StrategyOne was previously part of ...

Chief economist update: The Fed and Australia

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2021
Just when we thought Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell has tapered sooner-than-later taper expectations, along comes Robert Steven Kaplan -- president and chief executive of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. While the US Federal Reserve was waxing ...

Advice group chief executive exits

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2021
The chief executive of an ASX-listed financial advice group is set to leave the company. Angus Benbow has led Centrepoint Alliance since 2018. He will leave the company on May 28. Centrepoint did not ascribe a reason to the departure in its ASX filings. ...

CountPlus member firm to make acquisition

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2021
The ASX-listed advice and accounting group has announced its member firm Kidmans Partners Wealth is acquiring the financial advice services of another member firm. Kidmans will pay $290,000 to Colgin Financial Services with $150,000 paid on completion ...

Count snaps up three former MLC firms

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2021
Three former MLC firms are joining Count Financial, as its network of financial advice businesses continues to expand. It comes after four former IOOF firms joined Count on March 17. The three former MLC firms joining Count are: Sapphire Coast Financial ...

CountPlus profit down 53%

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2021
The ASX-listed advice and accounting group posted a significant drop in net profit from $11.9 million to $5.5 million in its half-year results. Released today, the results also show adjusted net profit attributable to shareholders jumped 65% to $4.1 ...