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FSC expands financial advice membership

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2024
... framework for financial advisers and their clients." Cullen said delivering more affordable and accessible financial advice for Australians is a priority for the FSC and advice profession and that he looks forward to contributing to a strong, unified ...

intelliflo adds SMSF cashflow modelling capabilities

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2024
... investments, liabilities, and expenses - all of which can now be included in detailed projections and better personalised advice for clients by advisers taking a deeper dive into SMSFs and conducting 'cashflow within cashflow' reviews," intelliflo product ...

Super advice fee deductions compound red tape: JAWG

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2024
... superannuation and associated tax consequences," he said. "These amendments support improved access to affordable financial advice for millions of Australians by cutting onerous red tape that adds to the cost of advice with no benefit to consumers." ...

GBST upgrades WealthConnect platform

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2024
... upgrade will equip users with multi-entity scenario modelling, offering increased flexibility in modelling strategic advice for individuals, companies, trusts, and SMSFs. Additionally, GBST ushered in an "electronic consent capture" to enhance efficiencies ...

ASIC waves red flag at advisers, trustees over Choice products

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024
... review, ASIC identified 50 who were linked to an adviser but had no ongoing adviser relationship and had not received any advice for at least two years. Of these, 33 indicated they had originally received one-off advice that landed them in the underperforming ...

DASS compensation drags AFCA, lead decision published

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2024
... applied to a batch of similar cases. Many of the victims relate similar experiences in that they received inappropriate advice for asset allocation that "was too aggressive" for their SMSF investments and that such advice was conflicted. Further, the ...

MDA authorisations remain steady amid exodus

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2024
... much more. According to analysis by Rainmaker Information, there is now 1998 advisers who can provide product specific advice for MDAs. Over one year, the number has dropped by 0.6% and over three years it's declined by 6.1%. Over the same period, the ...

Advice reforms can solve retirement income challenges

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2024
... of the institute's superannuation and investments practice committee, said beyond the welcome fixes to financial advice for those Australians, "we should be thinking about a holistic help, guidance and advice framework to remove the caution that ...

FSCP serves up registration prohibition order

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023
... Anderson's two-year ban that was affirmed by an appeals tribunal. ASIC not only banned Anderson from providing advice for two years, it also prevented her from undertaking several functions pertaining to carrying on a financial services business ...

QAR final response winds clock back, says FAAA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023
... said. "However, in this latest proposal, these 'qualified advisers' will provide something that passes for advice for free, confusing clients and obscuring the important differences between information from a partly-trained salesperson, and comprehensive ...
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