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Treasury to scrap advice admin burdens, boosts intra-fund advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2023
The federal government will scrap a load of administrative burdens and give superannuation funds a larger role in making financial advice more affordable as it announces which out of the 22 Quality of Advice Review recommendations will become a reality ...

Advice practice valuations rise: Radar Results

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2023
Valuations for financial advice firms have increased in the year to June, defying expectations that inflation and wider economic conditions would dampen demand and prices. The findings are based on Radar Results' latest data, which saw a 6% to 11% increase ...

Finfluencers bridge financial advice gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2023
One year since ASIC forced finfluencers to obtain a general advice licence or else, finfluencers playing by the rules are reaching financially illiterate and disengaged Australians in a way that traditional advice has failed to. Finfluencers backed ...

AZ NGA partners with advisory firm

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2023
... expertise to create value for our staff, clients and business partners." This year, AZ NGA bought into accounting and advice firm McLean Delmo Bentleys, also based in Melbourne. In 2022, it acquired a stake in SCM Financial Group and co-invested in Virtual ...

Lumiant, Invest Blue build digital advice platform

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2023
... Under the strategic partnership, Invest Blue managing director David Stephen will be added to the Lumiant board as the advice firm plays a "key role" in developing the cloud-based platform. "Our mission is to become Australia's trusted home of great ...

Sales-oriented fear stunts expansion goals: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2023
New research reveals that the fear of being pushy or appearing to be "salesy" is deterring financial advisers from proactively expanding their client base and increasing their assets under advice. About 43% of the 158 financial advisers based in the ...

Budget cuts advisers' power bills, admin burden

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
Operating a financial advice practice is set to become easier and cheaper under a raft of measures the federal government has introduced, which includes buffering the rising costs of power bills and reducing administration burdens. Federal treasurer ...

UK to ban cold calling on all financial products

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2023
The UK is planning to ban cold calling on all financial products as part of a broader strategy for tackling scams. In an announcement from prime minister Rishi Sunak, the government said it is going to stop scams before they reach people. In part, this ...

Digitisation, personalisation key for advice firms: BlackRock

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2023
... provides a streamlined approach to client communication and education. "I would say that also goes to marketing your advice firm," he said. "But the opportunity to use digital media and digital platforms to be able to get your message across to clients ...

Adviser complaints rise, super complaints decrease

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2023
The number of superannuation complaints have slashed while those related to financial advisers have shot up, the latest statistics from the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) shows. In the six months to December 2022, AFCA received 2538 ...