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Research reveals factors influencing advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2021
A study which saw financial advisers providing advice for hypothetical clients found glaring inconsistencies in risk assessments, with suggestions an adviser's own circumstances can influence the advice provided. The data from Oxford Risk shows, when ...

Advisers report burnout, breaking point: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2021
... around the imposed changes and how they have been portrayed in the media has taken a heavy toll on this group and the profession," the report read. Forty-two percent are considering leaving the industry and a further 17% are unsure if they will stay ...

ASIC cancels AFSLs

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2021
The corporate regulator has cancelled the Australian financial services licences (AFSL) of two providers for failing to lodge audited financial accounts and failing to maintain an AFCA membership. Victorian-based financial services provider and mortgage ...

What Gen Z think about investing

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2021
New research from Vanguard has revealed what the TikTok generation think about investing, and it turns out they are highly motivated. Generation Z, defined as those born between 1997 and 2009, were found by the survey of more than 1000 Australians to ...

Actuaries Institute unveils IDII recommendations

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 MAY 2021
The Actuaries Institute has released sweeping recommendations to help fix the individual disability income insurance (IDII) sector that is currently at "risk of failure". The final recommendations follow a 12 month-review, led by an appointed Actuaries ...

Victoria Devine launches investing platform

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 24 MAY 2021
Financial adviser and personal finance influencer Victoria Devine is launching a She's on the Money branded investment platform, powered by robo-adviser Six Park. With a minimum investment of $5000, fans of She's on the Money (which has a social media ...

Advisers filter clients via ethical lens

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2021
... trust," he said, adding that these are all the values that clients look for and the community as whole will measure the profession. Crabbe pointed out that in the midst of advisers trying to stay viable and paying out huge overheads in the form of licence ...

Salaries boosted by skills shortage

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2021
The financial services and insurance industries have record high job vacancies and skills shortages, sparking a significant boost in salaries. According to recruiter Robert Half's 2021 salary guide, it's a good time to be looking for work in financial ...

Draft advice reforms not enough: FPA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021
... to believe that the best outcomes for both financial planners and consumers come about when the government and the profession work together on the issues that we are facing," FPA chief executive Dante De Gori said. "The FPA has long advocated for the ...

Aged care workers depended on ERS: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021
Aged care employees relied more on the early release of superannuation (ERS) scheme compared to other workers health and community services sectors, research from HESTA reveals. The proportion of HESTA members who work in aged care and childhood education ...