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Stockspot cuts robo-advice fees

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2016
Automated investment adviser and fund manager, Stockspot, has reduced fees for all clients and eliminated the annual advice fee for investment portfolios under $50,000. Stockpot founder and chief executive, Chris Brycki, said the decision to reduce ...

Asteron Life upgrades adviser facility

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2016
... upgraded adviser service fee facility. The enhanced facility enables an automated collection and payment service for advice fees charged to clients, which can be used at the initial advice stage as well as at the point of renewal. It is designed to be ...

US resistance to DOL fiduciary rule gathers pace

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016
... retirees could abandon the sector especially if they were no longer allowed to receive sales commissions as de facto advice fees. Demonstrating how effective the securities industry lobbying has been, House Speaker Paul Ryan tweeted last week that "up ...

New super data adds more disclosure

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2016
... totalled $4.2 billion, administration fees $3.9 billion, investment fees $2.5 billion, activity fees $900 million and advice fees $600 million. Expenses paid to service providers totalled $9.1 billion for the year, with 85% paid to external service providers ...

Robo-advice to drive down advice fees

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2015
The proliferation of robo-advice services will likely drive down financial advice fees in general, FinaMetrica co-founder Paul Resnik warned. Drawing from FinaMetrica's latest report, The Robo Revolution: Robo-Advice Market Commentary and Analysis ...

Retail funds recommending advice fee rates

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2015
... to the ongoing management fee charged by the fund. Average embedded fees range from 0.25% to 0.55% while portfolio advice fees may be up to 1%. Both types of fee will typically be higher for personal and retirement funds. "The range of embedded adviser ...

REI Super launches live video advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2015
... members and traffic to the fund's financial advice website pages increased by 90% during the same period. REI Super advice fees are scaled and depend on the level of advice, as well as on the communication channel, with video advice being more affordable ...

ASIC investigating false fees in large advice firms

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2015
As part of its ongoing Wealth Management Project, ASIC is investigating instances of advice fees being charged without advice in large financial planning firms. Established in October 2014, the Wealth Management Project was designed to specifically ...

AMP lifts minimum adviser standards

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2014
... they would have been in if the appropriate advice had been given," AMP said. The panel will have the power to refund advice fees and compensate for losses. It will be chaired by an independent representative and will comprise highly qualified advisers ...

FSC joins calls for tax deductible advice

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2014
... existing tax arrangements," the submission said. The industry body added that the uniform deductibility of financial advice fees would increase the accessibility and affordability of financial advice for more Australians and ensure existing tax distortions ...