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CSLR estimates $241m to fund backlog of complaints

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 JAN 2024
... some 1556 - will result in a payment. The next largest provision is for other complaints related to personal financial advice, with the estimated number of successful complaints sitting at 284 and amounting to a claim cost of $27 million. The CSLR has ...

NAB, Jarden to launch NZ wealth business

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023
National Australia Bank (NAB) and Jarden Wealth (Jarden) will combine their New Zealand wealth advice and asset management businesses into a newly formed entity, FirstCape. The new advice and asset management firm, based in New Zealand, will be formed ...

AMP revamps Jigsaw Advice Solutions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023
... modelling tools, as well as cybersecurity support. Advisers can also access a buyer's agent referral service, as well as a debt advice solution. Professional indemnity and cyber insurance is also available. In crafting the offering, AMP has partnered ...

Advisers, accountants ramp up partnerships

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 DEC 2023
Putting an old rivalry behind, financial advice practices are increasingly joining forces with accounting firms as the former seeks to meet clients' demand for holistic advice that includes taxation. Over the next decade, Radar Results predicts ...

Young investors fall prey to bad social media advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 DEC 2023
... reveals. According to US insurance and financial services firm Nationwide, investors aged 15 to 54 years old tend to trust advice generated by social media, particularly from finfluencers and generative artificial intelligence (AI). Older investors ...

UK to overhaul advice affordability, access

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2023
The UK government is proposing major changes to make financial advice more accessible and affordable to everyday people as only 8% of consumers call upon the services of financial advisers. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is looking to rollout ...

Insignia, WT Financial complete Millennium3 transfer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023
... million in gross profit, and more than $500,000 in net profit before tax. It also grows WT Financial Group's funds under advice by $5 billion, while adding about $150 million of in-force risk premiums. Millennium3 chief executive Helen Blackford has ...

IFM Investors appoints global head of strategy

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023
... was responsible for the global operating platform of the investments business, supporting over $US3 trillion assets under advice and US$175 billion assets under management. Before joining WTW, Misra was the global chief operating officer at Holland Capital ...

Private markets make concrete inroads with advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2023
... create an open-ended structure with liquidity to meet the needs of private wealth management," he said. Financial advice firm Mackay Private has a 20% allocation to private markets - in the form of private debt, private equity, and some venture capital ...

Advice firms must scale up to meet demand: AZ NGA

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2023
Financial advice businesses must supercharge their capabilities, expand their capacity, and scale up to reach and serve more Australians. According to AZ NGA's paper, titled Ready or Not? A guide to building a super firm, the industry's current ...