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Former adviser jailed for nine years

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2023
... adviser. At one point, he managed 120 clients. "Financial advisers at Sentinel were only authorised to provide financial advice regarding a limited number of investments and could not provide advice for investments outside this scope," the court heard. ...

Slash proposed tax rate for high super balances: FAAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2023
To avoid disincentivising Australians saving more for retirement, the Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) urges the federal government to decrease the proposed 30% tax rate for superannuation balances that exceed $3 million. This is in response ...

Iress unveils major restructure, new leadership

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023
... its organisational structure and senior leadership team. The restructure seeks to enhance Iress' focus on financial advice, trading and market data, and superannuation clients by reinvesting in core software solutions, it said. This includes developing ...

DASH adds to leadership

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2023
... Following a recent capital raise, DASH is targeting growth and said it can now play an "important role" in making financial advice more accessible to everyday Australians. As part of the growth, it welcomed chief operating officer Michelle Russo who ...

Adviser complaints rise, super complaints decrease

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2023
... the combined compensation amounts to $692 million. An overwhelming number of complaints relate to 19 insolvent financial advice firms registering 1972 complaints allegedly owing $375.4 million. Two defunct foreign exchange dealers received 1162 complaints ...

Industry welcomes experience pathway consultation

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2023
... as a much-needed development for financial advisers who wish to continue working with clients beyond 2026. The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) welcomed the draft legislation, which states an adviser with 10 years of cumulative experience ...

Experience pathway consultation opens

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2023
... introduced new education and training requirements to improve consumer outcomes and increase public confidence in the financial advice industry. However, several implementation issues have emerged. A horde of financial advisers with extensive industry ...

Why clients fire their financial adviser

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 APR 2023
... occurrence. Digging further into the survey, 32% of clients said they were unsatisfied with the quality of the financial advice and service, while 21% was unhappy with the quality of the relationship. Responders cited the cost of services (17%), performance ...

Government divulges vision for superannuation

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 APR 2023
... he said. "But people who have malevolent interests in relation to superannuation might twist the truth of it." Financial advice and superannuation In terms of financial advice and superannuation, the government is yet to decide whether it will adopt ...

Finfluencer barred from running online advice business

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 14 APR 2023
... recommendations, did not have the benefit of these protections. "Anyone who recommends financial products or provides financial advice on social media must ensure they are complying with the law and may face ASIC enforcement action when they are not," ...