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FPA calls for levy overhaul

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2021
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has recommended a review of the financial advice industry levy ahead of this year's federal budget. The FPA is calling on the government to review the ASIC industry levy and move away from annual ...

Reference checks should cover all advice: FPA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2021
... and to anyone that has the ability to influence the financial advice process, according to the Financial Planning Association of Australia. In its submission to ASIC for Consultation Paper 333 Implementing the Royal Commission recommendations: Reference ...

Hume advocates for affordable advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2021
... adviser and the maximum amount they will pay for comprehensive personal advice is $550. "In 2020, the Financial Planning Association of Australia indicated that on average their members charged $2671 for an SOA," ASIC's Consultation Paper 332 Promoting ...

Ignition Advice expands team

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2021
... development director for APAC, as it grows its global team. Rob Coulter will step into the role, joining from the Association of Financial Advisers where he was general manager, partnerships. Coulter was head of corporate development at AMP Advice (and ...

Legacy pensions score win

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2021
The SMSF Association has welcomed a new law that will allow the partial commutation of legacy pensions. The change was announced in the federal government's mid-year economic and fiscal outlook (MYEFO), which was released last December. Retirees with ...

AMP adviser numbers shrivel

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 12 JAN 2021
... were about 250-300 firms they gave notice to that they were terminating, so it's not a surprise," The Advisers Association chief executive Neil Macdonald told Financial Standard last month. He explained that the practices terminated by AMP were typically ...

FASEA urges advisers to maximise exam sittings

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 11 JAN 2021
... narrowing, financial advisers are being urged to maximise the number of attempts they make. In correspondence with the Association of Independently Owned Financial Professionals (AIOFP), FASEA chief executive Stephen Glenfield confirmed advisers who ...

Retiree strategies need greater attention: Research

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JAN 2021
... to provide for the needs of retiree clients, new research shows. Fidelity International with the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) and CoreData released a report Building Better Retirement Futures, which aims to equip advisers with solutions ...

New year, new chief for Aviva Investors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JAN 2021
... includes infrastructure, real estate and private debt markets. He also sits on the investment committee of the investment association and chairs the sustainability and responsible investment committee. Prior to Aviva Investors, Versey was chief investment ...

APRA hands down self-assessment report

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 DEC 2020
The prudential regulator said it achieved a lot during a turbulent year to help minimise the impact of the pandemic, but acknowledged there is still room for improvement. A number of stakeholders have also commended APRA's response to the coronavirus ...