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Former DASS clients flood AFCA with complaints

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2022
... group to lodge formal complaints with AFCA if they believe they suffered a loss due to misconduct related to financial advice. As at November 1, more than 1600 former clients have followed ASIC's direction. The body has now warned that the level of complaints ...

Padua hires head of sales

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2022
... sales capabilities and provide a level of seniority and strategy at a time of great opportunity in the Australian financial advice market." His is the latest in a series of senior hires, with the recent appointment of senior research analyst Kristen ...

FPA membership declines, deficit materialises

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2022
... regulators." Further, Abood harboured great concern for the drop in adviser numbers, especially as demand for financial advice significantly outstrips supply. "We need more great financial planners in this country and many of our longer-term initiatives ...

QAR leaves insurance commissions alone

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2022
... insurance officer Michael Rogers said: "Many years of changing laws and compliance requirements has resulted in financial advice becoming unnecessarily complex and as a result, expensive for consumers and practitioners." "The industry has been haemorrhaging ...

2022 Power50 advisers revealed

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2022
... advisers in Australia. The Financial Standard Power50 is comprised of the top advisers that are actively driving the financial advice industry forward, helping to shape its future and the financial futures of their clients. When the Power50 began, it ...

Colonial First State partners with Bravura, Tech Mahindra

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2022
... to create even higher levels of efficiency and ease of doing business, helping to lower the cost of providing financial advice and making it accessible to more Australians, she added. Meanwhile, Tech Mahindra president - BFSI, HLS and corporate development ...

UniSuper appoints new head of advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2022
UniSuper welcomed Andrew Gregory as its new head of financial advice and education, joining from a private wealth firm. Gregory commenced in the new role earlier this month, leaving behind the position of chief executive of Melbourne-based Arrow Private ...

Advice fees jump 16% in FY22

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2022
... document basis has also risen 33% this year to $4865 from $3656 since last. "It's no wonder the high cost of financial advice is frequently cited by Australians as the main reason for not seeking advice," Padua Solutions co-chief executive and co-founder ...

Colonial First State introduces new platform

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2022
... development materials, and various webinars and downloadable learning content. "At CFS, we believe that quality financial advice is vital to helping Australians achieve financial freedom in retirement, and we are committed to building a stronger and ...

QAR could see 12% increase in insured Aussies

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2022
... paying a total of $17.3 billion in premiums each year. "These insights also suggest the benefits that a reformed financial advice framework can have across the broad range of financial services that consumers must navigate, from superannuation savings ...