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Poor SoAs hindering advice process

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2018
There is growing concern that a lack of clear and consistent templates for Statement of Advice documents is potentially causing financial advice clients to sign off on advice they don't actually understand. Paraplanning services provider YTML has seen ...

Advice firm impersonated clients

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2018
... Maxwell staff to McKenna's super funds between November 2016 and January 2017, most during the preparation of a Statement of Advice which was later deemed to be inappropriate. Editor's note: Sam Henderson was featured as one of the 2017 Power 50 influential ...

High profile adviser under fire

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2018
... her consistently saying that she had no interest in doing so. However, the foundation piece of Henderson's Statement of Advice to McKenna was the establishment of an SMSF, using her State Authorities Superannuation Scheme account as the primary source. ...

Robo-adviser partners with private wealth firm

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2018
... service is deemed appropriate, each user will receive a recommended investment program, documented within a Statement of Advice," Kaura said. Each investment program will contain a diversified portfolio of exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The white label ...

Westpac obscured bad adviser reference check

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018
... "acting like a stockbroker." Orr asked if Smith was providing personal advice, he should have done so with a statement of advice rather than "dressing it up as execution only instructions?" "Yes. Absolutely," Wright said. After reviewing the file, Wright ...

Former Suncorp adviser banned

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2018
... failed to make reasonable enquiries in the relevant circumstances of his clients, while also not providing a statement of advice to clients prior to recommending they establish their own Self-Managed Super Fund. ASIC conducted surveillance on Grubwinkler ...

Netwealth sells Pathway

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018
... compliance coverage including daily oversight, targeted adviser auditing, best interest metrics and automated statement of advice vetting. It also has a comprehensive climate risk analytics platform.

IRESS acquires digital advice compliance business

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2018
... compliance coverage including daily oversight, targeted adviser auditing, best interest metrics and automated statement of advice vetting. It also has a comprehensive climate risk analytics platform. IRESS described the purchase price for the acquisition ...

ASIC accepts EU from Brisbane adviser

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018
... the longer-term impact on clients' retirement savings, as well as provide accurate client information in the statement of advice (SOA). The enforceable undertaking will see Wright undergo additional training in providing financial product advice and ...

ASIC takes further action against MyPlanner

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 DEC 2017
... relationships with external parties and the remuneration agreements in place. Fraser also failed to provide a statement of advice when personal advice was provided. At the time of the misconduct, Fraser was an authorised representative of MyPlanner and ...