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DDO nil-reporting rule scrapped

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021
... been a huge workload for licensees and would have disproportionately impacted those small licensees with broad Approved Product Lists. The implementation of DDO will be very challenging. This change will make it a little more manageable," he said. The ...

Zenith introduces ESG classification

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2021
More than 800 funds on Zenith Investment Partners' approved product list now have a responsible investment classification. The responsible investment classification aims to help financial advisers with an environmental, social and governance (ESG) ...

Raiz rolls out SMSF functionality

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2021
... financial advisers, asking them whether they think its products are in the best interests of clients and should be on approved product lists. Meanwhile, the latest SMSF research from Vanguard and Investment Trends found that SMSF assets have rebounded ...

AMP extends life insurance APL

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2020
AMP has updated its approved product list (APL), allowing aligned financial advisers to recommend an enhanced suite of insurers. The new APL includes AIA, BT, MetLife, OnePath/Zurich and TAL. BT and MetLife are the two new additions. And, for the first ...

Self-licensing on the horizon

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2020
... money and are looking to align with a provider that has both financial strength and longevity. Advice technology, approved product lists, business support and access to the right training opportunities are also critical areas of focus," he said. According ...

Super-backed company develops COVID treatment

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2020
A biotech company backed by AustralianSuper, HESTA, Hostplus and Statewide Super has developed a new preventative treatment shown to reduce COVID-19 levels by up to 96%. The product, INNA-051, is being developed by Ena Respiratory, and works by stimulating ...

Hearts and Minds but no ratings

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2020
... can be chalked up to advisers only being able to recommend financial products that are on their licensee's approved product list. These products often require a rating from an agency such as Zenith, Morningstar or Lonsec, as well as a three year ...

Implemented Portfolios partners with Wealth Today

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
... with an individually managed account (IMA) offering. The managed account provider was added to the Wealth Today approved product list and will be available to financial advisers who are licensed under Wealth Today. This comes as IPL said it has continued ...

AMP approved product list under fire

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2020
The approved product lists AMP financial advisers are beholden to have come under fire from the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics. Labor MP Andrew Leigh questioned AMP chief executive Francesco De Ferrari on how the institution ...

Managed accounts use broadens

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2020
... older people," he said. With managed accounts now available through 18 platforms and embedded within advisers' approved product lists, Blomfield said planners have discovered other benefits. "They've discovered that time is one of the great benefits ...