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Financial scams smash Australia

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2019
Latest research from KPMG shows financial scams are hitting Australia harder than both the US and UK. The consulting giant's inaugural Global Banking Fraud survey found Australia suffered a disproportionately high volume of financial scam attempts in ...

MetLife, AFA call for more diversity in advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2019
MetLife and the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) launched the MetLife Progress: Professional Development Grant for Women. MetLife Progress is aimed at creating greater gender diversity in the financial advice industry by helping women achieve ...

Dealer group transitions to fee-based model

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2019
... A dealer group has ditched grandfathered arrangements ahead of the 2021 deadline and transitioned the majority of its network to a fee-for-service model. ASX-listed Centrepoint Alliance moved 200 out of 226 of its financial advice firms to a new "transparent ...

Industry funds could solve energy crisis: ISA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2019
... funds can contribute. They can pre-empt future government decision-making to fill potholes in grids, replace existing network capacity, or develop innovative financial products that better helps to manage risks both here and overseas," he said. Yesterday ...

Rest increases renewable energy investment

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2019
The $50 billion industry super fund will take full ownership of the largest wind farm in Western Australia as it moves to boost its infrastructure portfolio. Rest has agreed to buy out UBS Asset Management's 60% stake in Western Australia's Collgar ...

Advice group hires national practice manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2019
A financial advice network has hired a practice management professional from InterPrac Financial Planning. Lifespan Financial Planning announced Michael Gershkov has joined the firm's Melbourne office as national practice manager. Gershkov was national ...

Facebook to launch own currency

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2019
... cryptocurrency. Facebook is set to launch its own digital wallet in 2020, to allow people to access and participate in the Libra network, Facebook's blockchain powered cryptocurrency designed to empower the developing world. Facebook said the digital ...

ASIC FAR, advice industry contract

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2019
... group in the three years to December 2018 was the National Tax and Accountants Association, also known as SMSF Advisers Network. Over the three year period, the licensee went from just 11 advisers to more than 1080. The rapid and significant increase ...

Advice group adds general manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2019
... is welcoming Brett Mennie to the role of general manager, wealth. He will be responsible for leading the strategy and network development of the firm's wealth division, with a particular focus on building out the nation-wide Partners Accountant referral ...

Liquidnet acquires fintech

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019
The global network for institutional investors has acquired a firm that uses natural language processing to produce predictive market analytics for investment professionals. Liquidnet has acquired Prattle, the developer of a proprietary system that ...