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Insurance, retirement product excellence recognised

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2022
... Researchers. Generation Life took out the Overall Investment Bond Excellence Award, also recognised with the Bond - Estate Planning Award, Bond - Child Policy Award and Funeral Bond Award. Meanwhile, AIA received the Investment Bond Award and Futurity ...

Quantifying the value of a financial adviser

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2022
... life-long goals, while in challenging circumstances, adding value through cases of trauma, illness, financial crises, estate planning, and death. The report shows that an adviser's contribution to the success of their client's wealth building ...

HNWs shunning professional advice: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2022
... The report states that key areas that HNWs would like better or more advice are in relation to inheritance and estate planning; strategies to reduce tax obligations, retirement planning and investment strategy reviews. HNWs expect to pass down $1,950 ...

Challenger offers new fixed term annuity

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2022
... performance of the share market. It added that investors can expect regular, guaranteed annual payments as well as cover estate planning by nominating beneficiaries. Challenger's chief customer officer Stuart Kingham said the offering is potentially ...

Clients want more communication from advisers: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2022
... real needs for advice" and advisers must align a service that matches changing needs. That could be in aged care, estate planning, philanthropy or dealing with Centrelink. While advisers may not provide all the solutions, they are ideally placed to facilitate ...

SMSF Association appoints chair

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2022
... informative and entertaining manner," Hamilton said. "Since joining the board in 2019, his extensive client work in estate planning, administration and disputes, and all forms of superannuation tax, has enabled him to bring a fresh perspective to our ...

Sequoia Financial Group acquires legal practice

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 10 JAN 2022
... enhance the advice they can provide in relation to SMSF compliance, preparing deeds of ratification/rectification, estate planning and other death benefit issues." He added that he believes it will reduce the cost of providing advice, benefiting cons ...

HNW advice firm joins William Buck

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 NOV 2021
... was established in 2012. As well as family group advice, Hillross Montefiore provides self-managed super fund, estate planning, retirement, and small business advice. Montefiore said the unique opportunity to combine an established high-net-worth financial ...

AZ NGA acquires regional advice firm

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2021
... five advisers. The firm has offices in Kotara, Maitland, and Lambton, and specialises in retirement planning, estate planning, and aged care. AZ NGA chief executive Paul Barrett said this transaction marks the group's foray into the NSW Hunter Region ...

Advice on ageing key to future success: CFPs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021
... related to getting older to be successful in future. This was top of the list of things to brush up on, followed by estate planning (62%), investment management (57%), behavioural finance (55%) and coaching (43%). These findings relate closely to another ...