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Trapnell rejects 'no way out' stance by licencees

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013
... significantly more problematic for planners than it should be. Amongst the worst offenders, added Trapnell were institutional licensees. "They seem to forget that it's a symbiotic relationship," Trapnell said. "They need advisers as much as advisers ...

Former mortgage broker convicted

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013
... The conviction of Nguyen is the first under new national consumer credit protection legislation which requires credit licensees to meet responsible lending conduct obligations. The key responsible lending obligation is that credit licensees must not ...

New RI boss announced

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2013
... building on its strong position in the market and leveraging new capabilities for clients," said ANZ head of aligned licensees Neil Younger in a statement. "He is a great fit for the business with a deep understanding of self-employed advisers, their ...

MLC dealer group the best: CoreData

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2013
... relationship," said MLC advice and marketing executive general manager Richard Nunn. "This is a real strength for MLC and its licensees as we were the first to call for more transparency, removal of conflicted payments and a shift away from commissions ...

FoFA readiness is all about client engagement: MLC

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013
... customers value honesty and transparency above all else in an advice relationship. This is a real strength for MLC and its licensees as we were the first to call for more transparency, removal of conflicted payments and a shift away from commissions ...

Advisers at risk over asset-based fees

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 10 JAN 2013
... Priority Rule means that advisers cannot recommend strategies or products that create extra revenue for themselves or their licensees unless they can demonstrate additional benefit for the client," Wivell-Plater said. While the government is not banning ...

FoFA reforms dilute platform pricing power: Centurion

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012
Price pressure instigated by the future of financial advice (FoFA) reforms on planning licensees will be passed on to administration platforms and related services, according Centurion Market Makers' Chris Wrightson. The financial advice business broking ...

New ipac managing director for AMP

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2012
... 2009, will take on a role responsible for AMP's direct equity investments in financial planning practices across several licensees, reporting to Andrew Waddell. "Tim's appointment to head of ipac is testament to the outstanding job he has done in leading ...

MySuper: industry not dead if proper action taken

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2012
... even those will survive as long as they get their models working, have proper service agreements and engage with their licensees and providers." Latto said the MySuper legislation and the impact it may have on business is a very sensitive subject for ...

Non-aligned advisers driving new platforms

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2012
... and AFS, note the Rainmaker report. AMP-AXA was meanwhile confirmed as the largest institutionally owned group with 12 licensees and 3,128 planners, followed by Commbank/CFS with 1,832 adviser and NAB/MLC with 1,602 advisers. AMP-AXA is now so dominant ...