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Will HNW firms re-enter retail advice?

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023
... Best Interest Duty. "We're really excited by the fact that the new legislation will focus on clients and consumers, rather than ensuring that we are, kind of, controlling advice providers," Lykouras said. She added that JBWere is looking forward ...

Local fund managers lag global peers: FSC

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2023
... contributor to Australia's domestically focused sector is regulatory policy settings that have been inwardly looking, rather than implementing more ambitious policies that would make the fund management industry complete globally. "Australia has ...

ASIC's pursuit of Mayfair 101 founder faces setback

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023
... of Mayfair 101's business model and this misunderstanding could have been clarified had ASIC communicated their concerns rather than resorting to litigation at the first opportunity." It marks the second loss for ASIC in as many days, having earlier ...

Calls for paid menopause leave gather momentum

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023
... survey is based on, Angrisano said one in four finance workers who suffer from menopausal symptoms choose to retire early rather than ask their employer for flexibilities to manage their symptoms. "Providing workplace flexibility and paid leave to assist ...

New advice firm hits Melbourne

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023
... feeds," he said. "The portal provides visibility for clients so that they can see if they are on track on a daily basis, rather than just at review time." Sauer said Source Wealth will provide goals-based advice for all clients, ranging from young professionals ...

The Voice is not at the expense of the economy: Chalmers

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2023
... been rolling out billions of dollars in cost-of-living relief, targeted so that it takes some of the edge off inflation rather than make our inflation challenges worse," he said. "We've legislated the Housing Australia Future Fund and invested billions ...

Perpetual hires new distribution lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2023
... engagement, referrals and business development. Loneragan aimed to show the advice industry that they could engage with clients - rather than offer them advice - through social media. The industry has since been changed by innovation and by a surge of ...

AustralianSuper merges real assets functions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023
... structure also aligns to the fund's objective of sourcing large-scale transactions as well as building real asset platforms, rather than individual assets. Also commenting, Kemp said: "By bringing the expertise and knowledge of the two asset classes ...

Future Super switches up service providers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2023
... percentage-based admin fee to be reduced - dropping from 0.725% to 0.541%. On a $50,000 balance, a member will now pay $515 per year rather than $606.

ASIC bans former risk adviser

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023
... misused client funds. Following its assessment, ASIC stated that Durant's misconduct was a result of poor judgement rather than an act of dishonesty. However, a banning order was justified, given the potential for such conduct to harm clients. Durant ...