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Advice group adds to leadership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021
... financial advisers and accountants to create positive industry change. Our shared goal is to solidify the position of financial advice as a recognised and respected profession that delivers tangible results for its clients," he said. "As head of GPS ...

FASEA exam pass rate drops

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021
... meet the education standard. It also approved following bridging courses offered by Victoria University: BAO7008 Financial Advice, Corporations and Commercial Law; BAO7005 Professionalism and Ethics: and BAO7007 Behavioural Finance for Financial Advi ...

ASIC red tape unit welcomed

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021
... advice. The creation of this unit, alongside the $46 million of relief the government announced this morning for financial advice are important steps forward for Australian businesses," minister for superannuation and financial services Jane Hume said. ...

Lockdowns see uptick in advice seekers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2021
... families are feeling the pressure of lockdowns, with more enquiries about divorce and an increase in those seeking financial advice. The figures come from The Separation Guide, a service which brings together lawyers, financial advisers, psychologists ...

Former adviser hit with criminal charges

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2021
... properties during his time at Sentinel. ASIC alleges Toledo breached the existing banning order by providing financial advice to an SMSF to invest in Premier Realty Group (PRG) and arranged the sale of a financial product (70,000 shares in PRG for $70,000) ...

Financial adviser levy to drop

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2021
... government said the temporary relief is aimed at ensuring Australians can continue to access affordable, professional financial advice. "The freeze in the per adviser levy will provide financial advisers with the certainty they need over the next two ...

NAB fined $18.5m over misleading fee disclosure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021
... ordered by the Federal Court to pay $18.5 million for misleading fee disclosure statements in relation to personal financial advice, in what is the first penalty imposed by the court for such failures. The court found NAB breached the law on several ...

ClearView offloads advice unit

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2021
ClearView is divesting its financial advice business for $15.2 million to another ASX-listed firm. Centrepoint Alliance will acquire ClearView subsidiaries ClearView Financial Advice (CFA), Matrix Planning Solutions and LaVista Licensee Solutions. The ...

Westpac cops $10.5m fine

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 AUG 2021
... million fine after the High Court's decision that found two Westpac subsidiaries provided unlicensed personal financial advice. Westpac Securities and BT Funds Management were found to have breached their best interests duty when providing personal ...

Benefits of advice reforms yet to materialise

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 AUG 2021
The myriad of regulatory reforms in the financial advice industry is raising concerns about the effects on the accessibility and quality of advice. This is according to Rainmaker's latest analysis of the ASIC Financial Adviser Register, which saw almost ...