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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 ...

Cbus appoints head of advice

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2024
Cbus has recruited a former CareSuper executive as head of advice. Matt King will be responsible for ensuring Cbus members have access to advice that meets their needs and supports them to achieve their best possible retirement, the fund said. At CareSuper ...

Chief member officer departs Rest

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2024
After a near decade-long career with Rest, Deborah Potts will step down from her role as chief member officer and finish up with the fund in mid-December. The $90 billion superannuation fund has started the search for her replacement. Chief executive ...

Advice take up falls amid decade-low retirement confidence

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2024
... funds is to motivate large numbers of members to take specific actions-like making voluntary contributions and seeking advice - that can lead to genuine financial readiness, not just a sense of preparedness," Guiamatsia said. "Taking action positively ...

Colonial First State offers aged care solution

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024
Colonial First State (CFS) has partnered with Care and Living with Mercer to help CFS members access aged care information to assist in selecting suitable care options. The guidance and advice service will be available as a discounted member benefit ...

Fair Work ruling, ASIC put offshoring arrangements on notice

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024
Fair Work Australia's (FWA) recent ruling in favour of a Philippines-based worker to bring an unfair dismissal case against the former employer could serve as a warning for financial services firms who rely on offshoring, as the corporate regulator ...

AFCA names and shames in fresh Datacube release

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) has completed its latest update of the AFCA Datacube, which makes data on complaints publicly accessible to consumers and financial firms. This newest update adds data covering firms with four or ...

Insignia Financial eyes 'most efficient' title by 2030

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2024
Insignia Financial is hoping artificial intelligence (AI) and a direct-to-consumer superannuation push will see it become Australia's "leading and most efficient" wealth manager and save $200 million per annum by 2030. Revealing its five-year strategy ...

HNWIs demand alternatives, platforms lack access

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2024
As high-net-worth (HNW) investors increasingly demand alternative assets, platforms are failing to facilitate access to these opportunities, according to Praemium. Nearly one third of HNW investors want to diversify into alternatives but their platforms ...