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APRA intervention blindsided AFA, FPA taskforce

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2020
At the Financial Services Council Life Insurance Summit, the heads of financial advice industry associations admitted to being blindsided by APRA's intervention on individual disability income insurance. Association of Financial Advisers chief executive ...

Hume calls out ERS fake news

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2020
... think it's a combination and they play different roles." McCormack said he was focussed on reducing the cost of financial advice and increasing access to advice as this would have the greatest impact on consumers' awareness of the benefits of life insurance. ...

Calls for broad default life insurance system

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2020
... currently being consider threaten to make insurance harder for Australians to access." It said for many Australians financial advice is critical in making the correct life insurance decision but said the model with which this had traditionally been done ...

Super to lose $3tn by 2040

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020
... terms is a transition that could fundamentally reset Australia's superannuation sector, wealth management and financial advice marketplace," Dunnin said. "We are already seeing this playout with these sectors working hard to become much more efficient ...

NULIS calls for clearer regulatory definitions

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020
... their funds, NULIS said this can be the case. "Member instructions for the deduction of fees for the payment of financial advice (adviser service fees), can be provided from the adviser via online facilities however these instructions must be signed ...

European robo-adviser eyes Australia, taps Westpac exec

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2020
... on." Software that enables better connectivity and client experience, as well as helping more Australians access financial advice, will continue to gain momentum as advisers depart the industry, Smith said. "These products make it easier for traditional ...

PSK acquires wealth firm

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2020
Financial advice firm PSK Financial Services has acquired Sydney-based Socius Wealth Management as part of its growth plans. Socius founder and partner John D'Alessandri said that completing the acquisition amid COVID-19 was challenging. "What became ...

Ombudsman demands changes for small business insolvencies

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2020
... cash flow issues, compounded by falling revenue, may mean those small business can't afford the professional financial advice they need," Carnell said. "The ramifications of this could be devastating, both for the business and its owner and family ...

Six Park eyes advisers, appoints head

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2020
... cost of doing business is going up and, at a time when more people than ever could benefit from some kind of financial advice, many advisers and wealth businesses are struggling to serve the available market in a cost-effective way," he said. "Six Park ...

Specialist platforms prosper in June quarter

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2020
... were up 7% at $1.6 billion. HUB24 also signed 34 new licensees to the platform during the quarter, including financial advice firm Count, a large national broker, boutique licensees and self-licensed advisers. "Net inflows were at record levels for a ...