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Count to take over Diverger

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2023
Count is making a play for Diverger, in a deal that will create an entity with $29 billion in funds under management and advice, and house 550 financial advisers. The two ASX-listed firms have entered into a binding scheme implementation deed in which ...

Adviser registration deadline extended again

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2023
ASIC has again extended the date for financial advisers' registration requirements to 1 February 2024. Advisers previously had until October 1 to register on ASIC's Financial Advisers Register. The original deadline date was set for 1 January 2023. ...

Advice Revolution rebrands to elemnta

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2023
Fintech Advice Revolution has rebranded to elemnta and secured a partnership with Colonial First State to deliver integration solutions to financial advisers. elemnta chief technology officer Adrian Patty said elemnta is designed to connect key elements ...

iFactFind partners with global tech firm

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2023
iFactFind has partnered with a global financial advice technology provider, marking its fifth integration since launching in 2021. Voyant's financial advice platform AdviserGo has linked with iFactFind to help advisers minimise administrative tasks ...

Prime Super acquires utilities provider

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2023
The $6.7 billion Prime Super has acquired a utilities provider in which Macquarie Group held a stake. Active Utilities provides electricity, gas, and water, as well as end-to-end billing and customer support services. It operates 75,000 utility meters ...

Islamic Finance & Investments Association launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2023
The new investment association that will be the voice and leadership of Islamic banking, finance, and investments in Australia has launched. The Islamic Finance & Investments Association (IFIA) is founded by directors Dean Gillespie, chief executive ...

Older Aussies are retirement illiterate: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2023
Australians are pension-phase illiterate and blame the complex superannuation system for not understanding the basics about retirement, a new survey shows. A whopping 70% of 50-year-olds and over canvassed by AMP do not understand what an account-based ...

The Wealth Designers in expansion mode

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2023
The Wealth Designers is expanding its footprint nationwide and internationally as it partners with a veteran financial adviser to mark its presence in Europe and the UK. The Perth-headquartered advice firm plans to aggressively expand in the near term ...

Advisers seek safe haven in fixed interest: AMP

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2023
Financial advisers have more than doubled their allocation to cash and fixed interest products to hit $1.93 billion, according to AMP's North platform, which mandated NAB as its new term deposit provider in response to soaring demand. Across aligned ...

Cost-of-living crisis will persist into future: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2023
The financial confidence of older Australians continues to take a beating thanks to mounting cost-of-living pressures, as many feel they will struggle with it well into the future, a new study shows. Eighty percent of people aged 50 years old and over ...