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Advice dealer group takes out governance award

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2018
One of IOOF's newly-acquired dealer groups was recognised in the Governance, Risk and Compliance Institute's annual awards. Elders Financial Planning took home the Team of the Year Award at a function hosted in Sydney. Elders Financial Planning general ...

Integrity Life names head of retail product

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2018
... operations and Jacqueline Little as head of group product. Former Munich Re Group managing director for Australasia Heinrich Elder was also appointed to the insurer's board as an independent non-executive director. Commenting on his new role, Rogers ...

FPA award finalists named

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2018
The Financial Planning Association of Australia announced the 2018 finalists for its suite of awards, to be presented at its annual Professionals Congress in November. Vying for the title of FPA Certified Financial Planner Professional of the Year is ...

Retirement living advice is an opportunity: Challenger Financial Standard Technical Services Forum

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2018
... Federal Government announced its intention to establish a Royal Commission into the aged care sector and is calling for elder financial abuse to be scrutinised. Highlighting concerns with the state of aged care services, Prime Minister Scott Morrison ...

Government establishes aged care Royal Commission

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2018
A prominent law firm believes elder financial abuse should form one of the main issues to be examined at the newly established Royal Commission in to the aged care sector. Maurice Blackburn Lawyers welcomed the Federal Government's intention to establish ...

Chief economist update: Younger migrants and the elderly keep wages low

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2018
Australians, all, there's now 25 million of us... and counting. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported that the country's population reached 25 million shortly after 11pm AEST on August 7. According to the report, population has ...

Financial abuse: A hidden epidemic

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2018
... Action Network and the Financial Services Union joined forces to lobby Government to allow the safe reporting of suspected elder financial abuse by bank staff. "Bank staff unfortunately all too often see people who are their customers being pressured ...

Aussie retirees blindsided by cost of living: Schroders

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2018
The cost of living in retirement is surprising Australians as a significant gap between financial expectations and reality emerges. Latest Schroders research shows working Australians save an average of 12% of their current income for retirement; despite ...

HSBC quietly exits financial advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2018
HSBC Australia is shuttering its retail financial advice division. The closure follows a strategic review and HSBC Australia did not disclose how many staff members are affected. A HSBC spokesperson said: "We have ceased offering retail financial planning ...

NAB names wealth advocate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2018
NAB appointed a wealth customer advocate tasked with lifting the standards of the banking group's financial advice complaints process. Clare Petre is the new independent customer advocate for customers, overseeing products, services and advice. She ...