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OnePath cops $5m fine over fees for no service

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2023
... decision pertaining to fees for no service within a week, following the $12 million penalty imposed on Mercer Financial Advice for inappropriately charging fees to customers. Mercer admitted that, between July 2016 and June 2019, it failed to invite ...

Mercer fined $12m over advice failures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023
Mercer Financial Advice will pay $12 million after the Federal Court found it failed to meet some disclosure obligations and charged almost $5 million in fees to clients when it was not entitled to do so. Mercer admitted that, between July 2016 and ...

AMP to pay $100m to settle BOLR class action

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023
... the relationship with advisers and we're looking forward to working with them in the delivery of quality financial advice, at a time when Australians need it more than ever." After years of receding, AMP's share price rose on the back of this ...

ASIC investigates iExtend over possible unlicensed conduct

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023
... disclosure, design and distribution obligations," Court said. "Anyone dealing in a financial product or providing financial advice must have an AFS licence or be appropriately authorised under an AFS licence unless an exemption applies." As part of the ...

Key advice reforms still coming, Jones promises

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2023
... as well as accelerating changes to education requirements to meet increased demand for advice. Speaking at the Financial Advice Association Australia Congress this morning, Jones acknowledged feedback from the advice sector in relation to the first tranche ...

ASIC freezes out former Magnolia Capital director

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2023
... director of all the group's companies that operated businesses between 2018 and 2022, which provided investors with financial advice and services in relation to secured lending transactions and share investment. Notably, a liquidator's report filed with ...

Paraplanners unfazed by QAR, AI: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2023
... about this outcome, as 37% felt that these changes might service the industry better than the clients themselves. Financial advice firms appear to be increasingly using paraplanners for a broader range of responsibilities beyond writing SoAs. Some 41% ...

Inaugural FAAA award winners named

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2023
The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) revealed the recipients of its 2023 awards, including Adviser of the Year and Certified Financial Planner Professional of the Year. Celebrating its first awards gala dinner as a merged entity in Adelaide ...

Australian Retirement Trust adds $12.3bn via CBA Group Super transfer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2023
... superannuation industry." He added that CBA Group Super will benefit from ART's global investment capability, financial advice services and member support functions, including digital tools and education seminars. "We're very proud that major ...

Allianz Retire+ heavyweight jumps ship

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2023
... they are permitted to provide today," he said. That said, Thornton argued that the gold standard will always be financial advice from an independent financial adviser. To him, better and more seamless access to personal data is still one of the key hurdles. ...