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Former BT executive to head advice group

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2017
... Financial Group's former head of licensee development and BT Group Licensees is the new chief executive of a boutique advice licensee. Annick Donat has joined Madison Financial Group after resigning from BT in December 2016, having spent six years with ...

Advice licensees must think digital

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2017
The need for financial advice licensees to increase digital and social media education was uncovered in the latest industry survey. The survey of 153 advisers showed only 12.8% believed their licensee was providing adequate education when it came to ...

Clock ticks for institutional advice licensees

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2016
A dealer group executive believes the clock is ticking for advisers at institutional licensees as another bank-owned advice service announced it was exiting the industry this week. Following news that Bankwest would be closing its salaried advice division ...

Morningstar reappointed as CBA advice research provider

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2016
Commonwealth Bank has reappointed Morningstar Australasia as primary investment research provider for its wealth management advice licensees - Commonwealth Financial Planning, Financial Wisdom and BW Financial Advice. From 1 September 2016, Morningstar ...

ASIC consults on robo regulation

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
ASIC has released a draft regulatory guide and consultation paper for the robo-advice sector. The guide addresses industry concerns about and expectations for digital advice. It suggests robo-advice providers must hold an Australian financial services ...

ASIC spots PI insurance gaps

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2015
ASIC has completed its review of the professional indemnity insurance market for advisers in the eight months to June 2015. The report said the market is "stable and generally available," but there are gaps "between what ASIC expects and some of the ...

Super law changes "political suicide"

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
Increased member engagement with superannuation is a double-edged sword, with any changes to the system now considered "political suicide," according to former AMP senior executive - research and technical Rob Thomas. Speaking at the Financial Standard ...

ANZ restructures advice licensees

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
ANZ will bring together the management teams of two of its financial planning licensees and as a result Millennium3 chief executive Richard Klipin will step down from his role. ANZ will consolidate the management teams of Millennium3 and Financial Services ...

AMP names new Charter and ipac managing director

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2015
AMP has appointed a managing director of Charter and ipac, reporting to AMP group executive advice and banking, Rob Caprioli. Tim Mitchell-Adams will be responsible for leading the Charter, ipac, Jigsaw and SMSF Advice businesses. Mitchell-Adams previously ...

Independent advice licensee under ASIC radar

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2015
A Queensland advice group has seen its Australian financial services licence questioned by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). The regulator has imposed new licence conditions on Sentinel Private Wealth following concerns over ...