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Queensland bans Dollarmites

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2021
... dominated by CBA's Dollarmites, released in late 2020. The two-year review found that banks are selling such programs as a "community service" when in reality their purpose is for "commercial gain". Providers do not effectively disclose that school-banking ...

APRA releases draft climate change guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2021
... consumer expectations that their money doesn't contribute to further climate change. "The Australian investment community has a pivotal role to play in helping to achieve the Paris Agreement on climate change and needs to remain competitive in global ...

Final days to nominate in 2021 MAX Awards

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021
... advertising and sales. The awards feature 22 categories, including Agency Campaign of the Year, Agency Executive of the Year, Community Initiative of the Year, Distribution Team of the Year, Financial Education Campaign of the Year and Marketing Team ...

Life industry to launch framework

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2021
... put in place important long-term commitments by the life insurance industry to delivering for our customers and the community," Clark said. ANZIIF chief executive Prue Willsford agreed and said it is a positive step for the life insurance sector. "Competency ...

MLC GM joins dealer group

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2021
... maximise the value we can deliver to our advisory firms and their customers, while maintaining the family-owned culture and community Wealth Market is recognised for."

ClearView adds advice growth role

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021
... scalable financial advice business. "We are not seeking thousands of advisers but rather our focus is on creating a select community of quality professional businesses using our services," he said. "Over the past few years, ClearView has invested significantly ...

CFP Board creates diversity and inclusion role

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2021
... professionals." Harris has 15 years of experience in program development and execution, diversity and inclusion initiatives, community engagement and marketing. She spent over 14 years at NASCAR, starting out as the manager of diversity affairs based ...

Count snaps up three former MLC firms

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2021
... excited that all of our new firms will have the chance to come together and experience Count Financial's renowned sense of community in a dynamic and engaging environment."

Trading platform names new chief

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2021
... former CEO Andrew Ward, have done a fantastic job in building a fast-growing business with a trusted brand, an engaged community of traders and an innovative product offering." During 2021, SelfWealth recorded its highest number of client registrations ...

Investment bonds a good alternative to Wills: GDG

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2021
... and trusts, and can be expensive to establish and run. "Investment bonds are becoming very mainstream in the adviser community," she said. "They're very simple to set up and easy to maintain. Certainly no headaches, no tax returns [and] anyone can ...