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IOOF completes phase one of platform consolidation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2021
... migrated onto Evolve. Evolve houses IOOF Essential, which is for multi-manager funds, and eXpand, which allows financial advisers to custom-build portfolios. IOOF chief distribution officer Mark Oliver said some 42% of clients migrated onto the Evolve ...

ASIC releases ongoing fee obligations guidance

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2021
The corporate regulator is providing more guidance to financial advisers to help them prepare for their upcoming ongoing fee obligations, due to take effect in less than two weeks. ASIC's Information Sheet (INFO 256) outlines the burning questions advisers ...

Licensee to acquire Sentry Group

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2021
... its books. WT Financial Group (WTL) announced today that upon completing the takeover, it will have some 275 financial advisers across 200 practices. WTL will pay $3.5 million in cash to fund the transaction and another $3.5million is payable in WTL ...

Advisers win annual renew law relief

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2021
The federal government will introduce a carve out to help financial advisers to meet their ongoing fee disclosure obligations. Senator Jane Hume announced this evening that advisers will have 60 days to provide clients an estimate of fees they will ...

Boutique hires from Allan Gray

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2021
... on both my banking and asset management background, as well as allowing me to continue working closely with financial advisers and their clients. Alexander Funds is uniquely placed to assist in accessing opportunities within the credit markets and meeting ...

AUSIEX launches, announces leadership team

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUN 2021
Commonwealth Bank's former trading platform for financial advisers, now known as AUSIEX, has unveiled its executive lineup after being acquired by a Japanese firm. CommSec Adviser Services (CAS) has rebranded to AUSIEX (Australian Investment Exchange) ...

BT enhances LifeCENTRAL+

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2021
BT's LifeCENTRAL+ can now produce quotes for financial advisers wanting to alter life insurance policies for clients in less than 10 minutes. BT has introduced a new self-service functionality for advisers, providing a quote for the most commonly requested ...

Former adviser hit with three-year ban

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUN 2021
... appeal to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal to review ASIC's decision. His banning has been recorded on ASIC's Financial Advisers Register.

Adviser numbers fall below 20k

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2021
The number of authorised financial advisers has officially dipped to 19,922, declining about 11% compared to this time last year. As at June 3, Rainmaker analysis of ASIC's Financial Adviser Register shows that there are currently 2144 active AFSLs. ...

Fisher Investments launches local HNW offering

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2021
... 2013 - but this is its first foray into serving individuals and families. Fisher has been quietly recruiting financial advisers with experience in the high-net-worth space recently and plans to begin soliciting potential clients by mid-year. The firm ...