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Simple Fund 360 picks up AdviserLogic

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2018
... thrilled to now have AdviserLogic on board," Lesh said. "AdviserLogic has a suite of software products built to assist financial advisers, licensees, brokers, corporate authorised representatives, software providers and AFSL holders to prosper." AdviserLogic ...

Dover exit renews self-licensing calls

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2018
... it in the first place." The move to a broad self-licensing regime has long been supported by Connect Financial Service Brokers chief executive Paul Tynan, who has described the Dover situation as a "perfect nightmare for our advice industry." He criticises ...

Government names AFCA board members

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2018
Four industry figures, including a prominent Sydney financial planner, have been appointed to the board of the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA). The new members are Claire Mackay, Andrew Fairley, Erin Turner and Alan Wein. They join ...

Saxo Bank moves banking platform to cloud

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
... regulators to ensure that cloud solutions continue to evolve and support the high regulatory standards that define the financial industry," Fournai said. The 25-year old fintech was among the first to launch online investment platforms in 1998. It has ...

RECAP: Advice in the Royal Commission spotlight (Day 4 and 5)

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018
As the Royal Commission disbands for the week, Financial Standard summarises all the evidence heard on day four and five of the financial advice industry's turn before Commissioner Kenneth Hayne. Executives from Westpac, CBA and AMP have now made an ...

US regulator to extend fiduciary rule

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018
The financial services regulator in the United States is broadening the scope of the proposed fiduciary duty to combat conflicted investment advice and mitigate confusion around the differing standards to which different industry professionals are held. ...

ASIC totally unprepared for advice reforms: Tynan

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2018
Connect Financial Service Brokers chief executive Paul Tynan believes if the Royal Commission has made anything clear, it's that ASIC is in the dark about how to police financial advice misconduct. Speaking to Financial Standard, Tynan said the key ...

Insto licensees still bleeding talent

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2018
... this "affirms the trend of advisers moving away from the insto advice segment." At the time, Connect Financial Service Brokers chief executive Paul Tynan said the migration process is unsurprising and even inevitable. Tynan proposed a more radical overhaul ...

Digital broker partners for multi-asset trading

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2018
... wanting access to the Australian equity markets - a natural next step in our strategy of attracting a broader range of financial intermediary clients." The announcement follows OpenMarkets integration with online trading platform SelfWealth earlier this ...

Financial advice under the Royal Commission spotlight next month

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2018
The Royal Commission will set its sights on the financial advice industry in April, with the first hearing taking place on the 16th. The first round of public hearings commenced today and focused on consumer lending practices regarding credit products ...