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Advisers ‘in the box seat’ of upcoming wealth transfer: Fidelity

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Seeking to help their loved ones achieve greater financial security through an inheritance, Australians are increasingly looking to advisers for estate planning and engaging the next generation, according to research.

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HUB24 unveils solution to target lower balance clients

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HUB24 has unveiled a new solution, which will be available from November, to allow the platform to meet the needs of its lower balance advised clients.

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AZ NGA CEO on the ripe M&A landscape for financial advice

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Speaking to Money Management, AZ Next Generation Advisory’s chief executive Paul Barrett has outlined the firm’s plans to quadruple its size to become Australia’s leading professional services company, having already completed 14 M&A transactions this year.

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Taking the reins: The burgeoning trend of micro-AFSLs

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The number of profitable practices channelling their time, capital and resources into self-licensed ventures is on the rise, a trend which larger licensees are observing closely.

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Diverger shareholder rejects ‘farcical’ Count deal

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Diverger shareholder DMX Asset Management has described its proposed merger with Count as a “farcical” transaction, saying the offer price does not reflect the fair value of Diverger.

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Which advice issues are coming under ASIC’s scrutiny?

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ASIC’s annual report has detailed its enforcement progress achieved during FY2022-23 and where it is focusing its financial advice work going forward.

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Advisers face difficult conversations around super fund switching

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The extension of the APRA performance test to trustee-directed products could lead to difficult conversations for advisers if tax events mean their clients are unable to switch funds, according to a panel.

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Advice industry seeing ‘more tailwinds than headwinds’

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For the first time in years, the financial advice market is seeing tailwinds rather than headwinds, according to Forte Asset Solutions director Stephen Prendeville.

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Former RBA governor foresees accountability problem ahead for Bullock

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Former RBA governor Ian Macfarlane has warned Michele Bullock’s job will be much harder than any of her predecessors if the RBA Review is implemented, deeming the proposed model a “very bad plan”.

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What does APRA's Lonsdale think about banks re-entering wealth?

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APRA chair John Lonsdale believes it is a “strategic priority” that there is an appropriate suite of products for people approaching retirement, which could include from banks.

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