Aussies eager for legislative reform to boost advice access

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| By Jasmine Siljic |

Two-thirds of Australians would like to see legislative change to enhance the accessibility of financial advice, according to CFS, with those aged 40–49 being the most eager for improvements.

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Jasmine Siljic

Jasmine Siljic is a journalist at Money Management. Prior to joining MM, she also worked across other Momentum Media brands as an intern and cadet journalist. She recently completed a Bachelor of Media and Communications at Macquarie University.

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Ironbark bolsters wealth business with family office acquisition

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| By Jasmine Siljic |

Financial planning

Ironbark Investment Partners has acquired a Sydney-based family office business as it looks to double down on the delivery of high-net-worth advice.

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LGT Crestone completes transition of CBA’s advice arm

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| By Jasmine Siljic |

Financial planning

Wealth manager LGT Crestone has successfully completed its acquisition of Commonwealth Bank’s high-net-worth financial advisory business, bringing across some $5 billion in assets under advice.

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Jasmine Siljic

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Managed fund REs rapped by ASIC over compliance failures

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| By Maja Garaca Djurdjevic |

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The corporate regulator has uncovered widespread failings in the compliance frameworks of responsible entities overseeing nearly $1 trillion in managed funds, warning that serious governance gaps could leave retail investors exposed.

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Relative Return: The secret sauce of outsourcing

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| By Laura Dew |

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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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Aussie advice firms' strength in onboarding new clients

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| By Laura Dew |

Financial planning

High-performing advice firms in Australia have a strong client conversion rate, according to Dimensional, and work quicker than global peers to onboard them and begin generating revenue.

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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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Assurance needed of regulatory confidence in CARs

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| By Laura Dew |

Financial planning

Attempts to simplify advice documentation are unlikely to succeed unless advisers are confident they can produce shorter documents without fear of regulatory penalisation, believes the Financial Services Council.

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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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Removing ‘policy brick wall’ critical to raising adviser numbers

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| By Jasmine Siljic |

Financial planning

Self-licensing specialist My Dealer Services has argued the only way to improve numbers in the financial advice sector is to further slash red tape, which is preventing a greater flow of new entrants.

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Jasmine Siljic

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Which technical issues are front of mind for advisers?

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Financial planning

BT’s technical team has unveiled the top five topics shaping financial adviser conversations for the March quarter, ranging from regulatory changes to taxation issues.

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