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AMP reduces super fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2021
... and returning the benefits to members. Our goal is to continually improve the experience of members, and the financial advisers who support many of them," AMP Australia chief executive Scott Hartley said. He said the group has seen an increase in members ...

FSC suggests CSLR improvements

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2021
... Services Council has highlighted numerous holes in the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort in a bid to prevent financial advisers that "have done nothing wrong" from paying for the scheme. The FSC is calling on corporate regulator ASIC to strengthen enforcement ...

ASIC prepares advisers for DDO

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 SEP 2021
ASIC is urging financial advisers to be well prepared for the new Design and Distribution Obligations regime, warning that there should be no surprises when it kicks into gear on October 5. The corporate regulator said it will take a "reasonable approach" ...

William Buck merges with sixth firm

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021
... wealth advisory unit, serving clients with an investible amount of $10 million and over. This year, two of its financial advisers Scott Girdlestone and Adrian Frinsdorf were named in the Barron's top 100 financial advisers list.

Ord Minnett names head of equities

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021
... Coast before assuming a full-time role as an adviser. He has featured in the Barron's Top 100 Australian Financial Advisers list in 2020 and 2021.

DDO nil-reporting rule scrapped

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021
In a win for financial advisers, the Design and Distribution Obligations (DDO) regime will scrap the nil-reporting rule. In the Updated amendments to the design and distribution obligations document released by Treasury, advisers will no longer be required ...

GSFM bolsters team

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021
... development manager at Vanguard for over two years and was responsible for the distribution of investment products to financial advisers in NSW. Nissenbaum spent over six years at Challenger in a similar role and prior to that worked in the United States ...

Advisers embrace technology, lack budget

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2021
Financial advisers have dramatically relied on technology over the last 18 months yet are unwilling to increase their budget to improve the clients' digital experience, new research finds. The 2021 Netwealth AdviceTech Report found advisers spent ...

Adviser ETF take-up continues

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2021
An overwhelming number of financial advisers are recommending exchange-traded funds to clients in place of active management strategies, according to a VanEck survey. After canvassing 547 financial advisers, VanEck's 2021 Australian Smart Beta Survey ...

Breach reporting guidance released

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2021
ASIC has released more details on how financial advisers providing advice to retail clients can comply with the upcoming breach reporting law. Information sheet 259 Complying with the notify, investigate and remediate obligations sets out further guidance ...