Laura Dew

Laura Dew is editor at Money Management. Prior to joining MM, she spent five years working at Investment Week in the UK, covering asset and wealth management.

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Financial planning

03 Feb

Westpac slashes headcount in $8b cost-cutting effort

Westpac has reduced headcount by more than 1,100 people in the past quarter, contributing to a $191 million decline in expenses, as it brings forward its simplification p...

Financial planning

03 Feb

The danger of young advisers utilising experience pathway

Parameters need to be in place with the proposed experience pathway to prevent young advisers with minimal qualifications from being eligible for the exemption, according...

Financial planning

03 Feb

AFA proposes graduated pathway for experienced advisers

The Association of Financial Advisers has proposed an alternative graduated pathway for experienced advisers to avoid the introduction of the proposed pathway which it wo...

Funds management

03 Feb

CFS partners with FNZ for platform launch

In its first major move since the separation with Commonwealth Bank, Colonial First State has announced it will partner with FNZ for a platform launch by the end of the y...

Financial planning

02 Feb

Pro bono work would boost public’s perception of advice

With less regulation on the horizon, this could be the time for advisers to consider pro bono work as more consumers seek help for financial stress and would boost the pu...

Financial planning

02 Feb

Do consumers understand what qualifies as advice?

While financial advisers may understand the difference between general advice and personal advice, this is not always the case for consumers and can lead to a client comp...

Funds management

02 Feb

Areas for improvement on ASX boards

Federated Hermes has issued criticism of executive remuneration in Australia as part of its corporate governance strategy for 2022....

People & Products

01 Feb

ClearView Wealth appoints chief risk officer

ClearView Wealth has appointed former Cloe Reece as chief risk officer, who has worked in compliance at all of the Big Four banks. ...

Financial planning

01 Feb

Extra costs likely if wholesale test amendments go ahead: SAFAA

Advisers who have moved away from servicing retail clients could struggle and require further costs and education if a move goes ahead to reclassify wholesale investors, ...

Financial planning

31 Jan

Wholesale investors should be excluded from CSLR

Extending the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort to wholesale investors could open up ‘gaming’ of the system by those who could afford court costs, according to the Stock...