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Accessing financial wellbeing: The power of general advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2017
The proliferation of financial stress across the Australian population is at its height and yet so many impediments to gaining quality financial advice remain. This is the key driver behind Association of Financial Advisers' president and Noall ...

FS Live Blog: 2017 AFA National Adviser Conference

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017
... on financial literacy. Read the article. 11.20am - A brief update on what Inspire, the AFA's network of female advisers, plan to do in the coming months. Among them, the Schoolgirls project and #inspireonfire. "If we are going to succeed in increasing ...

Super funds partner to tackle the coal problem

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017
... chief executive Michael Dwyer added: "Our commitment to this study came as part of our broader Climate Change Adaptation Plan, established in 2015. As the stewards of $85 billion in superannuation and retirement savings, it is our responsibility to ensure ...

Countplus flags divestments, appoints two principals

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017
Countplus provided an update on its divestments in underlying member firms at the same time as appointing two new managing principals. The ASX-listed diversified wealth management group noted that a member firm, Twomeys, underwent a restructure with ...

Voting opens for 2017 Power50

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2017
Voting is now open for the 2017 Power50 list of Australia's most influential financial advisers. Last month Financial Standard received more than 600 nominations (including multiple nominations) on who should be recognised in the 50 Most Influential ...

Industry sentiment mixed: ETF spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2017
The industry is ambivalent about the role exchange-traded funds are playing in potentially distorting share prices and causing bubbles, according to Financial Standard's weekly poll. Twenty per cent of respondents strongly agreed the inflow to ETFs ...

Link Fund Solutions wins first client

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2017
Link Fund Solutions secured a mandate from a new small-cap boutique manager, marking the service provider's first client since rebranding. Link Fund Solutions has been appointed by QVG Capital to provide fund administration and custody services for ...

Advisers back higher education standards

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2017
... driving many to contemplate selling their business. Recent insight from CoreData shows 16.5% of older financial advisers plan to leave the industry in the face of these reforms. For some advisers, the standards fortuitously come into effect around the ...

Why advisers should revisit death benefits

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2017
Three months after the super changes took effect, it's time for advisers to revisit the rules regarding death and disability benefits in conjunction with the transfer balance cap in estate planning strategies. According to IOOF head of technical services ...

Derivatives specialist opens Sydney office, appoints Australia head

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2017
One of the world's largest derivatives marketplaces is establishing a local presence in Sydney, appointing a head of Australia in the process. CME Group's new Sydney office will be led by Simon Raybould, who was previously a non-executive director at ...