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Advice firm revenues jump 45%

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2023
Despite employing fewer staff and a reduction in client numbers, financial advice firms saw revenues shoot up by nearly 50% from two years ago. A survey of 122 advice practices conducted by Business Health and Iress found average revenue jumped from ...

Adviser demand up as industry turns corner: Recruiter

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2023
... not only forcing practices to turn clients away, but it has also led to challenges when it comes to recruiting the right staff. "We're very, very concerned about how many we've lost, and we know that we need more great financial planners. Demand ...

abrdn's Jollie outlines next steps

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2023
... strategies and digital advice." Some people remain on the ground to support these functions. However, abrdn's Australian staff will now report to Ian Macdonald, APAC chief of staff and deputy chief executive for Asia Pacific. Jollie's career ...

Openmarkets hit with largest ever MDP penalty

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2023
... requirements under the market integrity rules dealing with suspicious trading. The wholesale broker also had insufficient staff with the appropriate skills, knowledge, and experience to carry out effective trade surveillance. Adding to a string of contraventions ...

AMP loses BOLR changes class action

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2023
... reassured by executives in May 2018 that the terms would be unchanged. At the time, AMP was seen to have directed compliance staff in the lead up to cutting valuations to begin looking into historic BOLR agreements, specifically targeting those advisers ...

Life, funeral insurers cop $14m fine

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2023
... judge said. The banking Royal Commission grilled Howden about the boiler room sales tactics he imposed on his call centre staff, incentivising them to sell at all costs to vulnerable customers, namely those living in remote areas and First Nations people ...

Allegro unveils PwC entity as Scyne Advisory

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2023
... Allegro funds confirmed the new business, which it acquired for $1, will be fully independent of PwC and employ around 1750 staff overall. The new owner said it will commit more than $100 million to boost the growth of Scyne Advisory, funds will be used ...

RIAA chief executive to exit

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2023
... to continue its momentum during this really important time for responsible investment." RIAA has expanded from two to 20 staff under O'Connor's leadership. It has grown from representing 150 investment organisations across Australia and Aotearoa ...

AustralianSuper names deputy chief investment officer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2023
... investing and operating globally in an integrated and efficient way." Delaney added that the global team will grow from 100 staff to around 300 over the next three years, enlarging current offices in New York, London, and Beijing. Meanwhile, Moloney ...

Ontario Teachers' appoints head of APAC

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2023
... Kong, Mumbai, and Singapore. Crane was hired in 2020 as OTPP's first Singapore office employee, with a mandate to open and staff an office during lockdown. At the time he was responsible for growing a presence across APAC and leading the Infrastructure ...