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Adviser numbers stable at 15,650

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024
... also a great option for those people looking for a career change, who bring knowledge, experience and gravitas to the profession," FAAA chief executive Sarah Abood said in announcing the association's priorities in 2024. The advice sector was marked ...

Stake names new chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2024
A former BlackRock executive will take the helm at Stake as the trading platform's co-founder Matt Leibowitz steps down from the post. Jon Howie, who joined Stake in August as chief commercial officer, has been promoted to the top job. Before Stake ...

2024 to be a watershed year: FAAA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2024
... year is making it easier and cheaper to provide advice. "While it isn't a new problem for the financial advice profession, it has become an increasing imperative in the past 12 to 24 months," FAAA chief executive Sarah Abood said. "The FAAA has been ...

First Nations Groups launch scholarship for Indigenous women in financial services

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 DEC 2023
First Nations Economics and First Nations Foundation, two Indigenous organisations dedicated to economic empowerment, have launched a $120,000 scholarship program targeted at women studying finance and business. The Leah Armstrong Scholarship will grant ...

BlackRock grows private credit business

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2023
BlackRock has upped the number of private credit specialists in its antipodean team by recruiting a Nomura operative. Based in Sydney, Stephen Allan has been appointed head of Australasia and will lead the origination and sourcing of private credit ...

Treasury to refresh financial adviser exam

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2023
The financial adviser exam is due for some changes as Treasury bids to make it more flexible. The consultation, which is open until 10 January 2024, is proposing several changes under the Corporations (Relevant Providers-Education and Training Standards) ...

Angela Jackson to helm annual Chief Economists Forum

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2023
Impact Economics and Policy lead economist Angela Jackson is set to lead discussions at the Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum 2024, joined by industry stalwart Don Stammer. Bringing together more than 700 of the industry's leading financial ...

ASIC, APRA slam premium hikes

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2023
Life insurers are underhandedly hiking premiums in a way that is misleading and fails to explain why they are rising, according to APRA and ASIC, warning that they will take regulatory action if practices do not improve. The regulators have reprimanded ...

Former AMP adviser banned by ASIC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023
ASIC has prohibited former AMP Financial Planning (AMPFP) adviser Darron Mink from providing financial services or engaging in credit activities for five years. Mink, who was also the sole director of Newcastle's Pinnacle Financial and Investment ...

AMP revamps Jigsaw Advice Solutions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023
AMP is reinventing the Jigsaw business to serve more self-licensed financial advisers. AMP has overhauled Jigsaw's offering, introducing an enhanced Essentials package. It already includes compliance support such as Responsible Manager training, education ...