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Advice business offers enforceable undertaking

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2017
... to how the move would improve client outcomes. In some cases a justification was provided in the client's statement of advice but was found to be a generic statement claiming the FIA-branded product would generate long-term returns. ASIC said that in ...

SQM rolls out low-cost adviser platform

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2017
... research, equities data, as well as investment fund qualitative ratings, enabling advisers to give a more detailed Statement of Advice," SQM managing director Louis Christopher said. He added the new platform will enable SQM "to achieve its ultimate ...

ASIC audits limited AFSLs

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2017
... adviser information, ASIC said, adding some licensees were uncertain about providing documents, in particular a statement of advice to SMSF clients. Licensees told ASIC they were actively seeking training and assistance on a number of aspects of the ...

ASIC clarifies IFA definitions, extends SoA deadline

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2017
... against those using such terms. Separately, the deadline for financial advisers to provide retail clients with a Statement of Advice was extended by ASIC for those providing urgent superannuation advice in preparation for next week's reforms. Advisers ...

Centrepoint to deliver efficiency via tech

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2017
... engage clients in a number of financial planning processes from simple meetings, to completing applications to statement of advice delivery," McDonnell said. "It allows the adviser to document the advice process with recordable video meetings and recordable ...

Life consumers influenced by premium pricing

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017
... Cover available through a financial adviser on the other hand is fully underwritten, but requires a multi-page statement of advice and product disclosure statements consumers often don't read or understand. A policy that has limited underwriting at the ...

ASIC consults on new statement of advice

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2017
ASIC is now consulting with the financial services industry on a new example statement of advice for life insurance. The regulator's latest consultation paper seeks feedback on the new example Statement of Advice (SOA) and related updates to the guidance ...

Midwinter adds fintech partner

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2017
... AdviceOS to enable real-time flow of insurance premium product data to the AdviceOS Fact Find, Client Portal and Statement of Advice generator. Client data from AdviceOS can be pre-populated into OmniLife, eliminating the double entry of data across ...

Findex assigns Aussie equities mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2017
... Management secured the contract, having first engaged with the wealth firm to consult on the refinement of its Statement of Advice for Australian equity portfolios. The Altair managed discretionary portfolios provide Findex advisers and its clients a ...

YBR partnership drives wealth renewal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2017
... them to write 80% of advice recommendations in-house. Provisio combines illustration point of sales tools and statement of advice (SoA) capability for enhanced strategies in superannuation, investments and insurance. According to Adam Youkhana, general ...