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

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2023
... 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 for the wealth ...

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 ...

Australian Retirement Trust makes three leadership appointments

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023
... strategic commitment to the external financial adviser market." "The role will be responsible for championing financial advice across ART, seeking to influence and shape the advice industry and ensure financial advice is accessible for all members," ...

Ignition Advice appoints Sally Loane as chair

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2023
... tools while maintaining important consumer safeguards, will be crucial to improving affordability and access to financial advice. "There has never been a more important time for the government and industry to support the transformation of advice provision," ...

ASIC bans former Madison adviser

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2023
... business comprised a group of companies that provided services in property sales, mortgage broking, accounting and financial advice, ASIC said. It found that the former adviser did not act in the best interests of clients, failed to provide appropriate ...

No longer an accumulation game: ART

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023
... products as a holistic retirement solution." Spragg said these comparisons are important when looking at the financial advice space. "One of the roadblocks that we currently have is that many advisers require some level of research or ratings to be able ...

Adviser registration extended to October

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2023
... Relevant Providers cannot be registered," ASIC said. It will be an offence for a relevant provider to provide financial advice if unregistered. Offences also apply to licensees if a relevant provider whom they have authorised provides financial advice ...

Zurich, InterPrac, Sequoia back pro-bono advice

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2023
The Pro Bono Financial Advice Network (PFAN) has joined forces with Zurich Assure, InterPrac and Sequoia to deliver pro bono advice to individuals living with personal health issues. Through the partnership, the financial institutions will work with ...

No regrets: Hayne reflects on Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2023
... Commissioner Hayne said he has no regrets about how he helped reform the banking, superannuation, life insurance and financial advice industries. "One of the oddities about doing a Royal Commission is that you investigate an area, you make your recommendations ...

Count completes Affinia acquisition

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2023
... Financial Advisers, growing its adviser network substantially. Through the acquisition, Count has acquired 75 financial advice practices from TAL, adding around 100 financial advisers to its community. Count said it now represents $16.8 billion in client ...