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Latest adviser exams see 57% pass rate

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2022
... analysis revealed by ASIC highlighted over 15,850 who passed are recorded as current financial advisers on ASIC's Financial Adviser Register (FAR), representing 99% of current advisers on the FAR. Over 2700 are ceased advisers on the FAR and may be re-authorised ...

OnePath Life sued over utmost good faith duties breach

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2022
... mental health claim. In 2016 a customer took out an income protection policy with OnePath Life through an ANZ financial adviser based in Grafton, New South Wales. OnePath Life was owned by ANZ at the time. In taking out the policy, which had a mental ...

Former financial adviser charged with fraud

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2022
A former financial adviser has been convicted of fraud after using false documents to obtain a financial advantage. Ashley Grant Howard pleaded pleading guilty before the Downing Centre Local Court to two charges of using false documents to obtain a ...

Financial advice among most qualified professions: Analysis

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2022
Following education reforms, analysis of financial advisers' tertiary qualifications suggests the advice sector is now among the most highly educated professions in Australia. Rainmaker Information's 2022 review of advisers' ASIC-recognised qualifications ...

Household Capital acquires Pension Boost

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2022
Household Capital has acquired government home equity scheme specialist Pension Boost; endeavoring to become the leading provider of home equity access in 2023. Pension Boost assists retirees in accessing the Home Equity Access Scheme with Centrelink. ...

Diverger acquires licensee support firm

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2022
Diverger has acquired AFSL Compliance, a licensee support business, with a focus on delivering market leading solutions to self-licensed firms. The financial services company explained although it already provides services to both licensed and self-licensed ...

HNWs recalibrate investment goals: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2022
Latest research from Investment Trends has indicated that the proportion of Aussie high-net-worths making substantial asset allocation changes to their portfolio has shrunk for the second year in a row, with just under two in five (37%) making substantial ...

2023 adviser exam dates released

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2022
ASIC has announced the sitting dates for the 2023 financial adviser exams, the first of which will be held on February 16. Advisers should note that all enrolments for the February Cycle 20 sitting will be open from January 10 and close on January 30. ...

AZ NGA buys stake in SCM Financial Group

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2022
AZ Next Generation Advisory (AZ NGA) has acquired a stake in SCM Financial Group (SCM) following a competitive tender process. SCM's strategic partnership with AZ NGA will enable it to fulfil its key priorities including enhancing the group's service ...

Code of Ethics must be fixed: Phil Anderson

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2022
... during its 2019 implementation and remains the case now. The Code of Ethics, developed by the now dissolved Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority (FASEA), remains a stone in the shoe for many advisers, Anderson said. Anderson said there is ...