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Acquisitions boost WT Financial Group results

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2024
... paying $2 million. Some 75 wealth and personal risk insurance practices joined WTL, adding about $5 billion to funds under advice (FUA). The WTL advice networks, which also comprises Wealth Today, Sentry Advice, Synchron Advice, had more than $23 billion ...

Expand bolsters SMA menu

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2024
... management, with the majority based on its Expand platform. The new options allow advisers to continue using SMAs to enhance advice offerings and "efficiently provide high quality investment solutions for clients." "These additional SMAs from leading ...

Netwealth FUA nears $90bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2024
A mixture of inflows and market rally helped boost Netwealth's funds under advice (FUA), jumping 25.2% to $88 billion in the year to June. The growth comprised net inflows of $11.2 billion and market movement of $6.5 billion, buoyed by the 143,251 ...

Australia's safety nets 'stretched too thin': CALI

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024
... insurers last year. However, the report highlighted that there was a "clear need" for accessible and reliable financial advice to address the growing underinsurance problem which reportedly leaves 3.4 million people with inadequate protection in critical ...

ASIC intends to extend legislative instruments

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2024
... are: Class Order [CO 14/923] Record-keeping obligations for Australian financial services licensees when giving personal advice ; ASIC Corporations and Credit (Breach Reporting-Reportable Situations) Instrument 2021/716 ; and ASIC Credit (Breach Reporting-Prescribed ...

Iress snags Insignia Financial executive

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2024
Iress, the advice software provider, has appointed a new executive to run its superannuation business, hiring from Insignia Financial. Sam Wall has over 25 years' experience in superannuation, investments, wealth and insurance, leading teams across ...

FAAA calls on advisers: 'We ask for your support'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2024
Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) general manager policy, advocacy and standards Phil Anderson has outlined the industry's biggest gripes with the collapse of Dixon Advisory and how it has been handled. Anderson said he is angry about the ...

TelstraSuper fields influx of merger offers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2024
... further due diligence. This includes delving deeper into any potential merger partner's products, services (including advice services), culture, insurances, and investment strategy," TelstraSuper said. "Our members' best financial interests are ...

AMP sells advice licensees to Entireti, AZ NGA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2024
AMP will sell its advice licensees and support services business to Entireti and AZ NGA and offload its minority stakes in 16 individual practices. It comes as the advice business reports a net loss of $15 million. Entireti, formerly Fortnum Private ...

AFSLs can lose licence on CSLR intervention

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2024
... advisers of their obligations under the new regime, which has been in operation for four months. Berry told a Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) event yesterday that the "ongoing sustainability of organisations is certainly paramount in the ...