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Adviser suspended over wrongful use of ROAs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2024
... Planning Solutions adviser is suspended from providing advice for the next three months after failing to supply Statements of Advice (SOAs) where required. Ian Reid, the principal adviser at Temora's A&B Financial Planning, was suspended for three months ...

More guidance crucial for aged care transitions: AMP

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2024
Older Australians are not prepared to move into aged care and most expect it to significantly diminish their wealth, as AMP calls for more support from government and financial services. New research from AMP shows most older Australians are concerned ...

ASIC issues new guidance on DBFO reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2024
ASIC has issued new regulatory guidance for financial advisers and superannuation trustees relating to four strands of the Delivering Better Financial Outcomes (DBFO) reforms. The regulator issued two new documents regarding fee arrangements: Information ...

Coalition urges super funds to push for QAR reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2024
The shadow minister for financial services Luke Howarth has called on attendees to the ASFA conference to put pressure on the Albanese government to legislate reforms from the Quality of Advice Review (QAR). "Sadly, the Labor government has been slow ...

Top advisers champions in two key areas: Iress

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2024
New research by Iress reveals the aspects top advisers typically excel in and highlights processes that are "ripe for industry-wide improvement" to drive efficiencies. The Advisely Index Report revealed top Australian advice practices serve 40% more ...

JANA snags Ignition Advice executive

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2024
JANA Investment Advisors has appointed a general manager of technology and data to lead its IT and data management strategy. Enda Mahoney, who has been with Ignition Advice for a little over a year as its chief platform and technology officer, has taken ...

JBWere restructures, chief executive exits

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2024
JBWere has undergone a restructure which has seen Maria Lykouras leave the company after more than two years as chief executive. JBWere will be led by NAB executive, private wealth Michael Saadie. Two newly created roles will report directly into Saadie. ...

CareSuper, MIESF assess merger potential

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2024
CareSuper and the Meat Industry Employees' Superannuation Fund (MIESF) are exploring the viability of a merger. The two funds have entered a Heads of Agreement and commenced a due diligence process. It comes hot on the heels of CareSuper completing ...

AZ NGA acquires Sydney advice firm

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2024
AZ NGA has acquired Sydney-based financial planning firm StrategyOne Advice Network. StrategyOne, led by managing director Virginia Heyer and senior private client adviser Duncan Derrington, specialises in wealth management, retirement planning and ...

Admin and compliance taking up 56% of advice practice costs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2024
Fintech firm elemnta has released new research looking at data-related challenges impacting Australia's wealth management sector. The research highlights data fragmentation and lack of standardisation as the primary hurdles preventing scalable ...