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Financial Planning

CFS, Viridian Advisory launch low-cost advice deal

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2024
Colonial First State (CFS) and Viridian Advisory have teamed up to offer a low-cost version of financial advice that starts at $500.

Most influential financial advisers revealed in FS Power50

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2024
Financial Standard has recognised the most influential financial advisers in Australia in its annual FS Power50 list.

Jones preps DBFO Tranche 2 for parliament

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2024
Assistant treasurer Stephen Jones said the government will press on with Tranche 2 of the Delivering Better Financial Outcomes (DBFO) reforms that he is preparing to introduce in parliament.

Advisers must prioritise Conflicts Priority Rule: AFCA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2024
After assessing a large volume of Dixon Advisory complaints, the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) warned financial advisers of their responsibilities to manage conflicts of interest under the Conflicts Priority Rule.

Cbus rolls out Advice Essentials Plus

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2024
Cbus Super has launched its new financial advice offering, Advice Essentials Plus, which is a step up from its intra-fund advice service.

$3.5tn wealth transfer scares Aussie advisers: Natixis

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2024
According to Natixis Investment Managers, about 40% of financial advisers fear their businesses will be under threat in an exponentially growing wealth transfer environment.

CSLR warns adviser levy will balloon

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2024
The CSLR warned the advice sector should brace for an even bigger levy in the 2026 financial year.

Advisers share winning intergenerational wealth strategies

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2024
The $3.5 trillion wealth transfer will be Australia's biggest economic event over the next 20 years, according to AMP Advice national lead Anjuum Siingh, who chaired a panel of financial advisers at the Financial Standard Retirement Income Forum today.

Medium-sized advice firms flourish: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2024
Financial advice firms with 51 to 100 advisers are the fastest-growing cohort in the past year, new Rainmaker Information research shows.

ASIC cans timeshare company AFSL

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2024
ASIC cancelled the AFS Licence (AFSL) of timeshare company Ultiqa Lifestyle Promotions, which has been in trouble in the past for providing bad financial advice.