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Mercury Capital acquires KKR's stake in Findex

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2024
... management capabilities, deep digital investment and low-risk salaried adviser model which brings accountants and financial planners together under one roof creates an exciting opportunity for enhanced, market-leading service provision," Perkins said. ...

Sequoia strikes deal to acquire Clique Paraplanning

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024
... $70,000, is payable in 12 months post-completion. Clique provides outsourced local paraplanning services to financial planners and AFSLs, particularly Statement of Advice documents and the ongoing review of documentation. Advisers also use the paraplanning ...

WAM Leaders to make bid for QV Equities

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2024
... increase WAM Leaders' relevance in the market by improving broker and research coverage, increasing interest from financial planners and gaining additional access to market opportunities..." WAM Leaders expects the company's net assets to increase ...

2024 to be a watershed year: FAAA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2024
... Abood highlighted research from the Governance Institute of Australia that shows perceptions of the ethics of financial planners continues to improve, and that advisers are now more trusted than the likes of lawyers and chief executives. "However, there ...

What you read in 2023

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2023
... following the Royal Commission. Justice Moshinsky found evidence of losses incurred by the lead applicant, Equity Financial Planners, and sample group member, Wealthstone, being $813,560 and $115,533 respectively, because of the changes, and ordered ...

Adviser with Investport links sees ban affirmed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023
... Here, she operates under Addicott Partners. Anderson is a member of the Association of Independently Owned Financial Planners. Peter Daly, who was managing director of Beacon Financial Group and a director of Linchpin Capital, is the former chair of ...

Former adviser convicted over false documents

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2023
Former financial adviser David Fong and his practice Fong Financial Planners have been convicted and sentenced in a Perth court for three counts of dishonest conduct. Fong, who was an authorised representative of AMP Financial Planning between January ...

Fidelity finds key barriers in Australian estate planning

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023
... planning to leave a financial legacy, with an additional 25% open to expert guidance. Of note, lawyers and financial planners are the top trusted sources for managing estate plans. Meanwhile, while the report contends that financial security for loved ...

FAAA names inaugural awards finalists

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2023
... Adams Financial Group's Jayden Adams, Scott Hendy of Focused Advisers; and Jennifer Laing of Modern You Financial Planners. Finally, the finalists for the FAAA University Student of the Year Award are Jenna Bonaccorsi of Griffith University and Deakin ...

Advised Aussies more financially confident: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2023
... generation has a high demand for financial planning, but their service expectations are different to their parents. Financial planners must adapt their service offerings to better meet the needs of Gen Y in order to ensure this group can fully enjoy ...
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