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BlackRock takes stake in Generation Life parent company

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... Generation Life has achieved in recent years as we continue to expand our capabilities and grow our presence in the financial advice and retirement income sector," Hackett said. Generation Life noted that Australia ranks fourth in the world for life ...

FAAA calls for stronger consumer protections in advice reforms

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2025
The Financial Advice Association of Australia (FAAA) has opposed collective charging for "always complex and costly" retirement planning advice and emphasised the need for consumer protection in the provision of super nudges in its submission to Treasury ...

Sequoia appoints licensee, adviser services lead

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2025
... growth, operational excellence and adviser engagement. Most recently, Stout was national business growth manager at AMP Advice where he rebuilt recruitment processes, launched adviser-facing digital assets and executed national roadshows to attract external ...

What Labor's second term means for regulators

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2025
... the failures of Dixon Advisory, which was slated to provide a report by the last sitting day of March 2025. The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) general manager of policy, advocacy and standards Phil Anderson said he expects that the Dixon ...

ASIC cancels licence of Brite Advisors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2025
... later covered by the scheme. The cancellation is automatic and can't be appealed. Brite Advisors is one of several failed advice and investment firms to lose their licences under this mechanism. ASIC has previously cancelled six other AFS licences and ...

ETF Shares introduces three ETFs on Cboe

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2025
... that ETF Shares will target the adviser market, the primary driver of ETF flows in Australia. "We understand the local advice landscape, including the regulatory shifts following the Royal Commission. That knowledge, combined with our product expertise ...

Labor wins: What super, advice industries want

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2025
Industry groups representing financial advice and superannuation have congratulated Anthony Albanese and the Labor government for the overwhelming federal election win over the weekend. Super Members Council (SMC) said it is looking forward to working ...

Finchley & Kent adopts Padua Solutions tech suite

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2025
... Transition Management as a Service (TMaaS), which gives access to the technology provider's full suite of solutions. PaaS sees advice documents created 10 times faster than industry averages, vetted via a three-stage review process. Meanwhile, TMaaS ...

Rest details internal program to reform death benefit processes

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2025
... with more than one million under the age of 30. The spokesperson said these members are less likely to access financial advice or engage in estate planning, and just 4% have a binding death benefit nomination in place. "This can add time and complexity ...

Wealth managers' recovery looks promising: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2025
... inflows will be a multi-year story, as will be the cost optimisation," analysts said. "Integration of the MLC and ex-ANZ Advice business and resolving legacy issues is proving to be more complex and expensive than initially expected, leading to large ...