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Three AFS licensees pinged over compliance breaches

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2025
Three AFS licensees - Australian Advice Network, IA Advice, and Sherrin Partners Services - have copped infringement notices from ASIC after their financial advisers provided personal advice while unregistered. Each licensee paid a $31,300 penalty in ...

AIOFP partners with fintech firm to offer white-labelled digital advice

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2025
... Independently Owned Financial Professionals (AIOFP) has partnered with fintech firm moneyGPS, which will provide its digital advice platform to the advice association's 120 AFSL members and 5000 financial advisers. Through the partnership, AIOFP members ...

Fitzpatricks names head of product

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2025
... general manager of funds management marketing. In early 2025, Fitzpatricks Private Wealth was rebranded to Fitzpatricks Advice Partners. Fitzpatricks chief executive Andrew Fairweather said: "Andrew will be responsible for setting the group's product ...

UGC's AFCA membership to cease

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2025
... membership effective May 31. UGC, which is now in liquidation, began providing financial services, including financial advice, in 2017 to retail and sophisticated investors. ASIC's investigation into UGC found it advised prospective clients to establish ...

Count acquires Adelaide advice firm

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2025
... partnerships." Johnston Grocke brings $3.8 million in new revenue to Count's business and over half (60%) comes from financial advice services, Count said. Once the merger completes in May, Count Adelaide will carry forward the combined business approaching ...

Aussies need help to navigate the great wealth transfer: Fidelity

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2025
... investment strategy once receiving an inheritance, and two in three would be at least somewhat likely to seek financial advice, Fidelity said. Although most said they would seek help from family members, close to two in five said they would consider ...

WTL mergers three advice firms amid joint venture

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2025
WT Financial Group (WTL) is consolidating three financial advice practices - Titan Financial Planning, Darwin Financial Services and Wealth Connect Financial Services - after announcing its joint venture with Merchant Wealth Partners this week. The ...

Genium adds two staffers

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2025
... Macquarie Private Wealth, where he was responsible for fund research and the delivery of model portfolios and asset allocation advice. Previous roles also included Asia-Pacific sector head for structured products and alternative investments at S&P Fund ...

Brandes appoints new sales director for APAC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2025
... worth. The firm has approximately US$26.2 billion in assets under management and a further US$2.4 billion in assets under advice, as of 31 December 2025. As of the same date, most of its assets were allocated to international and global equities, accounting ...

iExtend appoints chief operating officer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2025
... undertaking after ASIC pinged it for possibly operating without a licence, including possibly providing financial product advice. As part of the undertaking, iExtend had to apply for an AFSL.