Cathy Doyle and Tony Brain join the AMP Superannuation Trustee boards

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The AMP Superannuation Boards has announced that Cathy Doyle and Tony Brain have joined the boards as independent non-executive directors. In their roles, Ms Doyle and Mr Brain are independent... Read more continue reading

Omniwealth appoints a senior financial adviser

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Richard Carey CA, CFP has joined Omniwealth as a senior financial planner after many years at Mercer in a similar role. “We are excited to have a financial adviser with... Read more continue reading

AFA and Zurich announce 2018 AFA Adviser of the Year and 2018 AFA Practice of the Year

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The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and Zurich have announced Hugh Robertson from Centaur Financial Services, QLD is the 2018 AFA Adviser of the Year, and West Australian practice, TWD Australia is... Read more continue reading

Insight Investment Fund added to Macquarie Wrap Platform

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Insight Investment, a leading global investment manager, has announced that the Insight Diversified Inflation Plus Fund has been added to the Macquarie Wrap platform. The A$211.7m1 Australian-domiciled Fund, which has recently marked its fourth... Read more continue reading

In divorce or separation…the financial adviser should be the 2nd call made

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Regrettably, for all their best intentions, a great number of marriages and relationships end in divorce or separation and the ramifications on personal finances are often immense said Cardena Private... Read more continue reading

AFA launches white paper: Great Advice for more Australians 

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Consumers of financial advice benefit financially, emotionally and behaviourally,  but it’s almost impossible for the broader community to understand and appreciate these benefits until they experience it themselves first-hand. These... Read more continue reading

ASIC action on compliance breaches with fees disclosure and renewal notices

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ASIC has announced a review of compliance with requirements for Fee Disclosure Statements and Renewal Notices in the financial advice sector. ASIC has received a number of breach reports from... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – week ending 12 October, 2018

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Share markets fell sharply over the last week led by the US share market primarily on the back of worries about... Read more continue reading

AFA and TAL announce winner of 2018 AFA Female Excellence in Advice Award

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Donna Lee Powell from DLP Life Design has been announced as the winner of the 2018 Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) Female Excellence in Advice Award (the Award) by the... Read more continue reading

Over 100,000 expats could be affected by proposed CGT change

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A knee-jerk reaction from the Federal Government, says expat adviser. “The Federal government’s proposed scrapping of the capital gains tax exemption for Australians residing overseas is predicted to affect over... Read more continue reading