The cost of regulationBY KARREN VERGARA | VOLUME 16, ISSUE 3The corporate regulator justified the staggering 160% jump in the adviser levy, from the time it was introduced in 2017-18, as a consequence of advisers abandoning the industry. Get articles like this delivered to your email - Sign up for the free weekly newsletter ![]() More Articles |
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Moving mountains
MAGDELINE JACOVIDES
FOUNDER AND FINANCIAL ADVISER
MAZI WEALTH
FOUNDER AND FINANCIAL ADVISER
MAZI WEALTH
On top of running a successful practice, Mazi Wealth founder Deline Jacovides is a fierce advocate for closing the superannuation gender gap and has built a highly popular social media presence that takes financial literacy to the next level. She tells Karren Vergara where her passion comes from and how she integrates it all with family life.