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Sequoia buys general insurance book

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2021
... representative service. The acquisition is expected to cost the group about $2.5 million, based on a forecast EBIT of five times FY22 earnings. It will be funded by existing cash reserves over a 12-month period. Tag Insurance Brokers was founded by Darren ...

AMP in enforceable undertaking

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2021
... superannuation business to prevent recurrence and ensure we're delivering on our promises to customers. "There have been times in the past that we have not got this right and for this we apologise. We support our Trustee in offering this EU to APRA ...

BT Practice Principals' Community goes independent

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2021
... been more demanding of advisers. The Principals' Community sees its mission as helping its members in these difficult times." BT confirmed to Financial Standard last week it would close the Practice Principals' Community from 10 December 2021 ...

Demand for niche advice firms increases

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2021
... and financial planning advice, or they may have the ability to trade in options and derivatives, making them worth four times more, Radar Results chief executive John Birt said. AFSLs with managed discretionary accounts can sell for $120,000, while those ...

Vanguard launches automated investing solution

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 NOV 2021
... platform use the Auto Invest feature. In April, UK personal financial planning customers saw their fees reduce to three times less than what the industry charges on average to a flat rate of 0.79%. "We hope that since many of our clients already regularly ...

Aussie dividends recover losses

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 15 NOV 2021
... forward, Australian dividends are forecast to grow by 60% in 2021 and within 5% of pre-pandemic levels, equating to four times faster than the rest of the world's forecast.

Super funds handed holdings disclosure win

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2021
... The superannuation portfolio holdings provisions were first introduced in 2012 but commencement has been delayed several times, most recently in December 2020, just weeks before they were to commence.

Organisations, employees disagree on work arrangements

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2021
... president, GTM Solutions Alex Bennett said. "These are not mild preferences: we found that work-life balance and commute times are now the two biggest factors people look at when deciding where to work, and so performing well on workforce and workplace ...

'Great resignation' a real risk: Report

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2021
... supported by their employer during the pandemic and only 36% agreed that their company was a good place to work, even in tough times. Workers are burnt out - 36% feel a lack of energy while working today and struggle to remain motivated and engaged in ...

Fintech professor nabs unique award

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2021
... proved immensely popular. "My most downloaded paper is about The Evolution of FinTech. It has been downloaded over 29,000 times in the past six years and is still downloaded frequently. According to Google Scholar, it has been cited over 930 times - ...