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ASIC calls out sloppy adviser data

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2024
ASIC is reprimanding AFS licensees (AFSL) for submitting inaccurate information about their financial advisers and will ramp up its enforcement from August. AFSLs are making numerous errors when it comes to providing data on the Financial Advisers Register ...

New recruits top advice industry priority: FAAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2024
... raising professional standards. Why couldn't efficiencies be achieved through that?" Boosting the number of financial advisers in the profession as more exit is therefore critical. This is because those who remain will need to foot an even bigger ...

ASIC alerts licensees to experienced pathway deadlines

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2024
... declaration within the required timeframes may result in criminal and/or civil penalties. Since 21 September 2023, financial advisers who meet the criteria to access the experienced provider pathway have been able to rely upon the pathway as an alternative ...

Nominations open for FS Power50

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2024
... industry-based activities, community-based projects and/or other initiatives designed to promote the important role financial advisers play in the country's socio-economic future. They can also be successful business owners, award winners, policy ...

Financial advice profession 'lacks consistent protocols'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2024
... implementing these recommendations, the FAAA believes we can create a safer financial environment and empower financial advisers with the tools and support they need to protect their clients from financial abuse," FAAA chief executive Sarah Abood said. ...

Ageing Australians rapidly shifting retirement planning

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2024
... retirement planning focus to income rather than accumulation. The white paper suggested this change has seen financial advisers refining their advice offering to meet these changing needs. "After conversations with countless advisers and super funds ...

Most advisers satisfied with success: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2024
Most financial advisers are happy with the success and profitability of their businesses, rating their satisfaction 3.6 out of five, new research shows. The 171 advice practices canvassed by Elixir Consulting and Colonial First State recorded earnings ...

Will ASIC use AI for advice compliance monitoring?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2024
... strategies or parameters," he said. "There is some great automation and optimisation technology which will assist financial advisers in matching the best advice strategy recommendations to the client's goals and objectives. Padua Recommend technology ...

Temasek invests $300m in Betashares

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2024
... have worked hard to expand the range of high-quality investment solutions available to investors and their financial advisers, democratised access to wealth creation opportunities for our clients, and improved the range of genuine educational content ...

Advisers call for apology from Super Members Council

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2024
... Australia and members say the super lobby group should formally apologise for its recent remarks about "dodgy financial advisers." Earlier this week, the Super Members Council (SMC) renewed calls for anti-hawking legislation to be extended to stop financial ...