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More than 1700 advisers gone already

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2022
As we officially hit the mid-way point of the year, the latest data from ASIC shows more than 1700 financial advisers have dropped off its register since January. Analysis of the ASIC Financial Adviser Register shows there is now 16,413 financial advisers ...

SEC fines UBS Financial Services over fraud charges

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2022
... charges related to a complex options trading strategy it sold to investors without adequately educating their financial advisers on the product's risks. The Yield Enhancement Strategy, or YES, was sold to about 600 investors through financial advisers ...

Retirement Income Covenant a win for advisers - but for how long?

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2022
... broader range of options." A recent survey by Natixis Investment Managers found that about 90% of Australian financial advisers are focused on servicing individuals between 50 and 60 years of age, or pre-retirees. And, for the Retirement Income Covenant ...

Practifi partners with Voyant

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2022
... optimisation. The integration, which comes just one year after Voyant's entrance into the Australian market, will allow financial advisers to model multiple cashflow scenarios using different growth rate assumptions and taking individual assets and economic ...

Advisers optimistic for the future: Natixis IM

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2022
Australian financial advisers believe they will grow their business by 5% this year and 11% over the next three years, according to the 2022 Global Survey of Financial Professionals by Natixis Investment Managers. However, while market projections look ...

Former adviser charged over faked books

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2022
... while licensed under two different groups. Commenting on the sanction, ASIC commissioner Danielle Press said: "Financial advisers have a critical role to play in helping consumers make confident and informed decisions about financial products." "They ...

AZ NGA firms merge for growth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2022
... merger to create a multi-disciplinary firm. In total the merged entity will have 42 employees, including 14 financial advisers. The deal is expected to deliver immediate scale benefits and generate significant synergies, AZ NGA said, adding that it will ...

AMP wants life insurance caps raised, fees lowered

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2022
AMP has called for the federal government to review life insurance model fees and caps placed on financial advisers, warning the current climate will lead to an underinsured population. The wealth manager picked at old wounds in its submission to the ...

50% of advisers now offering ESG advice

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2022
Almost half of all financial advisers are now providing ESG investment advice, according to a new report. This is a key finding of new research from Australian Ethical and Investment Trends and shows a significant increase from 2016 when just one in ...

Government commits to Quality of Advice Review in current form

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2022
... reduce cost and remove duplication." He added that he remains "committed to looking at reforms now to assist financial advisers in being able to meet the needs of their clients", including education requirements for experienced advisers. "I am pleased ...