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FASEA chief unaware of dwindling adviser numbers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019
... of financial advisers have dropped off the ASIC Financial Adviser Register since the beginning of this year. Rainmaker analysis of the ASIC FAR shows, as of yesterday, there is 25,330 advisers practicing in Australia. This is down from a high of 28,863 ...

Westpac takes $1 billion profit hit

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2019
... billion. Westpac delivered a warning to shareholders over potential outcomes from the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre's (AUSTRAC) enquiry. AUSTRAC is investigating the banks failure to report a large number of International Funds Transfer ...

AustralianSuper checks out robo advisers

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2019
... Superannuation funds directly employed 969 advisers at the end of March, up from 713 three years ago, according to Rainmaker analysis of ASIC data. The biggest superannuation fund employer of advisers is State Super (281), followed by Industry Fund Services ...

Rainmaker Group announces acquisition of Industry Moves

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019
... financial services. "Industry Moves is well aligned with our mission to be the primary source of news, information and analysis to the industry's most influential executives and senior decision makers," said Financial Standard's executive director ...

Grattan modelling flawed, misleading: ISA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2019
... Bastian said the average worker will receive around $50,000 more than the Grattan Institute's "flawed and misleading analysis." ISA said modelling done by Grattan is based on dubious assumptions that "don't stack up" and there is little evidence to support ...

FASEA exam dates revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2019
... can expect to find out whether they passed in mid-November this year - "following a comprehensive marking approach and analysis."

Mental health tops TPD claims

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2019
... on TPD claims caused by mental health conditions than any other kind of condition, according to the latest six-monthly analysis of life insurance data collected by the Financial Services Council and KPMG. The FSC claims the data collection initiative ...

Advice associations slammed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2019
... front." The UFAA also alleged lack of advocacy is a key reason for the adviser exodus already seen this year. Rainmaker analysis of the ASIC Financial Adviser Register shows there is now 25,522 active advisers in Australia as of today. At its peak, in ...

Chief economist update: Zero here we go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2019
... and about the same time three of the 10 highly-qualified and esteemed experts at the Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis (CAMA) that currently sits as the RBA Shadow Board called on the central bank to raise interest rates. In April this year ...

Complexity of grandfathered commissions overlooked

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019
... limited information available on the extent of grandfathered commissions and there appears to be nothing that provides any analysis on the extent of volume bonuses or shelf space fees," Anderson said. "This all supports the view that we are operating ...