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Clear up uncertainty: AFA, FPA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2022
... temporary COVID-19 relief measures to be made permanent." Abood said: "To continue delivering services to clients, planning practices must be financially sustainable, and we need to turn around the current decline in planner numbers." "Our profession ...

Padua appoints head of technical advice

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2022
... ongoing growth and expansion in the financial advice market. "We are seeing significant interest from financial planning practices and licensees for our software, services, research and data and these two new appointments are key steps in our long-term ...

Midwinter awarded Count Financial mandate

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2022
... Financial's adviser network. Following a four-month pilot program during which some of the licensee's flagship practices trialled Midwinter 's software with overwhelmingly positive feedback, Count selected Midwinter due to its strong client ...

Good isn't good enough for the super system: Byres

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2022
... responsibilities to someone else," Byres said. "Our primary focus continues to be to drive out sub-standard products and practices, using a combination of the government's annual performance test, our own heatmaps, intensified supervision and when needed ...

ASIC outlines cybersecurity expectations

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2022
... that arise from cybersecurity shortcomings. Licensees are also expected to adopt good cybersecurity risk management practices to reduce potential harm, ASIC said. "We expect active management of cyber risks and continuous cybersecurity improvement, including ...

IFM takes majority stake in Render Networks

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2022
... deployed can help build networks 30% faster with up to 50% less waste material compared to traditional construction practices. These efficiencies carry the additional benefit of contributing to significant emissions avoidance. The efficiencies gained ...

ETF Securities to win Australian crypto ETF race

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2022
... are not built as feeder funds into offshore ETFs. Additionally, ETF Securities won't engage in any lending or staking practices. All the bitcoin and ether will be held offline ("cold storage") and in Faraday cages which translates to being away from ...

Advice firms struggle to make most of socials

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2022
... surveyed, about 78% are on Facebook while 75% are using LinkedIn. They prefer to see their own employees post too, with most practices spending just 10% of their marketing budget on social media advertising. Only 11% of advisers see value in paid posts ...

Managed accounts drive profit, revenue surge

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2022
... more profit per owner than those without, new research shows. Latest insights from Praemium and Business Health show practices using managed accounts achieved significant profit gains despite the pressure the advice industry has been under in recent ...

Australian Retirement Trust confirms new HQ

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2022
... upgrades to achieve higher sustainability ratings as part of Australian Retirement Trust's commitment to sustainable practices. Brisbane Square offers strong sustainability credentials with a 5 star NABERS energy rating. The fund is targeting a 4.5 star ...