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UK advisers told to review retirement advice processes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024
Financial advisers in the UK are being asked to examine their processes when providing retirement income advice, following a thematic review that found some "are not even getting the basics right." The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) undertook the ...

Listed companies drive economy's momentum: ABDO

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024
Australian companies continue to defy odds and beat analysts' expectations to help keep the economy on its resilience streak. Perennial Partners lead portfolio manager Stephen Bruce, who presented at the Advisers Big Day Out (ABDO) Capital Cities in ...

Inaugural CSLR levy slugs advisers $18.5m

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2024
The financial advice industry will be forced to pay $18.5 million to fund the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort's (CSLR) first year of operation, drawing outrage from the sector. The government released its estimates for the first and second phase ...

Brighter Super signs David Koch as ambassador

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024
... superannuation fund says the partnership "will help demystify complex financial concepts around superannuation and retirement planning" for members, outlining the metrics by which its success will be measured. David Koch, also known as Kochie, is taking ...

Advisers flock to managed accounts, but are very selective

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2024
... said the strong adoption of managed accounts reflected their ability to support advisers' holistic approach to financial planning. "Fifty-nine per cent of advisers cite 'freeing up their time' as one of the main upsides of using managed accounts with ...

Low-margin clients hurt practice valuations

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2024
... significant growth potential," she said. Viskovic added that practices that involved their team in strategy and improvement planning experienced an average of 25% EBIT compared to 20% for those practice owners who did their strategic planning on their ...

FAAA calls on ATO to provide clarity over advice fees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2024
The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) has called on the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) to build upon the progress it made in its public release of revised tax deductibility guidance in December 2023. The FAAA said the ATO should further ...

Coastal Advice Group merges with Compass Financial Management

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2024
... Compass Financial Management. This comes after CAG also acquired both RI Advice Brighton and Wealth for Life Financial Planning. "After successfully executing four strategic mergers and acquisitions within the last eight months, three of those being ...

Taskforce suggests aged care funding be based on personal wealth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2024
The final report from the government's Aged Care Taskforce suggests the amount paid by Australians accessing care should be determined by their personal wealth, including superannuation, rejecting the idea of an aged care levy. On the back of the ...

Managed account FUM closes in on $200bn milestone

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2024
According to the latest figures, there is now about $195 billion held in managed accounts - up $33 billion in the six months to December end. The IMAP Census of Managed Accounts FUM shows the total grew by some 20.47% in the six-month period to hit ...