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Work, retirement redefined: Vanguard study

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2023
... with the perceptions of younger Australians. By contrast, of Australians surveyed who have received professional financial advice, 44% are extremely or very confident in funding their retirement. Over half of Australians surveyed who use a financial ...

BlackRock to list low-cost property and infrastructure ETFs

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2023
... appropriate in the current investment environment. "BlackRock believes more Australians would benefit from access to financial advice, and today's move by iShares further reduces the input cost in investing which we hope contributes to meaningful ...

Iress outlines product-led growth strategy

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2023
... Iress chief executive Marcus Price has detailed his strategy to drive company growth, capturing opportunities in financial advice and investment management. During the company's AGM, Price explained that under the new plan, Iress would adopt a product-led ...

UK to ban cold calling on all financial products

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2023
... advice should be banned, the industry body said in its pre-budget submission, adding that it is aware of several financial advice businesses employing intermediaries to gain business this way, it said.

FAAA suggests adviser pathway tweaks

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2023
The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) has supported the government's experienced adviser pathway proposal, though suggests the measure be better targeted. The proposal, opened to consultation last month, seeks to clarify the educational ...

Uptick in adviser numbers: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2023
The financial advice industry bucked the trend for the first time in more than three years, adding 626 advisers during the March 2023 quarter. A new report by Rainmaker Information shows that the advice profession gained several advisers in the non-aligned ...

Superhero to launch adviser platform

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2023
... fully digital option to better support Australia's 16,000 financial advisers," said Winters. He added that financial advice has become increasingly inaccessible for many Australians in recent years. "Ultimately we want to create a platform that can ...

GBST acquires WealthConnect platform

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2023
... client at the centre of everything. The aggregation of all client information - including everything required for financial advice - means that we can use information from client location to financial holdings to goals to drive efficiencies and automation ...

Adopt QAR recommendations now: Levy

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2023
... 267-page report, initially released to government in December, included 13 primary recommendations for making financial advice more affordable and accessible. In an open letter published by the Australian Financial Review, Levy said she is encouraging ...

SQM reveals top, worst rated ASX200 equities

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2023
... tool for financial advisers and high-net-worth investors. Shares Professional is a new ratings service for the financial advice community, using SQM's quantitative research approach which is then qualitatively reviewed by peers. The aim is to identify ...