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JANA revamps research team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025
JANA Investment Advisers has taken steps to strengthen its research team through a series of new hires and promotions in response to strong business growth. Matthew Gadsden, who previously served as the head of global equities research, has been appointed ...

FAAA 'frustrated' as Dixon inquiry delayed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025
... profession, improving the supply of advice to enable more Australians to benefit from the services of a professional financial adviser," the FAAA said. "Further action is also essential to improve the efficiency and reduce the costs of providing financial ...

FSCP orders adviser to undertake further education

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2025
A financial adviser who failed to provide appropriate superannuation contribution advice has been ordered by the Financial Services and Credit Panel (FSCP) to undertake further education. The adviser, referred to as "Mr. D", provided advice that led ...

CSLR review will scrutinise effect on businesses

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2025
The Compensation Scheme of Last Resort's (CSLR) funding model and how this impacts the businesses that support its operation will be centrepieces in Treasury's review. Treasury will also investigate how the CSLR is delivering on its intended ...

Syfe bids for SelfWealth, ups BFG's offer

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2025
Trading platform Syfe has upped Bell Financial Group's (BFG) bid for SelfWealth, offering 12% more at 28 cents per share. Syfe's parent company Svava has already acquired 43.4 million SelfWealth shares, representing 18.8% of shares on issue. ...

Resolution Life completes NZ$410m life business transaction

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2025
Resolution Life's trans-Tasman life insurer, Resolution Life Australasia, has completed the acquisition of Asteron Life New Zealand. The takeover, reported last year by Financial Standard, further cements Resolution Life as the second largest life insurer ...

Former adviser pleads guilty to $1m theft

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2025
A former financial adviser from Western Australia has pleaded guilty to five charges related to misappropriating $1.03 million of client funds. Anthony Torre was charged with five counts of stealing and eight counts of fraud in June 2022 following an ...

Jones instigates CSLR review, levy hits $70m

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2025
... Global Capital." Abood said: "There is currently a sector cap of $20 million per year. Even at that level, the cost per adviser will exceed $1250. A special levy will be required to fund the remainder of the bill, and we do not yet have any indication ...

Coast Advice teams up with New York private investment firm

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2025
Coastal Advice Group has formed a long-term partnership with a New York-based private investment firm that provides growth capital, management resources, and strategic advice. The Australian financial services firm, which has 15 advisers and 2500 clients ...

The regulatory pendulum has swung too far: FSC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2025
Financial Services Council (FSC) chief executive Blake Briggs has said the regulatory pendulum for the superannuation, funds management, and financial advice sectors has swung too far over the last decade under successive governments. It's time for ...