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Praemium adds Chi-X products

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
... allocation and portfolio construction," Jokovic said. "Managed accounts have become a significant part of the financial advice experience and Praemium is driving innovation in that area with its virtual managed accounts platform. Chi-X investment products ...

IOOF, CountPlus, Iress want better path to fee consent

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020
... service has been given to the adviser before deducting advice fees via a platform. There have been concerns in the financial advice industry that the legislation will create much more administrative work. Iress chief executive Andrew Walsh has previously ...

Compliance worse than COVID-19

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... years and other regulatory interventions has materially increased the cost of and complexity of compliance in the financial advice sector," he said. With much of the impacts of these reforms yet to hit the adviser community, Anderson argued there was ...

Few redundancies but pay cuts abound: Recruiter

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... Encouragingly, he said he hasn't seen any cuts higher than that. When it comes to small boutiques and independent financial advice firms, however, the pay cuts have been minimal. "We've had a few advice practices call saying they actually need to bulk ...

Has COVID-19 solved the advice problem?

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... Financial Standard the prospect of operating Shadforth from a distance by wholeheartedly adopting technology to beam financial advice directly into the lounge rooms and kitchens of Australians would have left him doubtful six weeks ago. But after five ...

Risk advisers under fire

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... product selection and claim disputes caused by underwriting complications." Kennen went so far as to say that the financial advice industry will have to justify how consumers could be better off consulting a risk adviser in light of the data. "It also ...

Dealer group AFSL in limbo

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... purchased the advice business of MyPlanner Australia. Initially in 2017, ASIC found that MyPlanner was giving poor financial advice to its clients and did not adequately monitor its representatives, with a large number of these representatives moving ...

Challenger winds up boutique partnership

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2020
... customers...earlier in the quarter we had been starting to see positive signs in lifetime sales as movement across independent financial advice market stabilised and more advisers became familiar with the new means testing rules that came into effect ...

HUB24 net inflows up 72%

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2020
... Alcock said the platform was ready to deliver for its customers amid a period of increased demand for advisers. "Financial advice is more important than ever," he said. "HUB24 is in a strong position and we have mobilised rapidly to continue to deliver ...

Seek financial advice: Hume

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2020
... superannuation, financial services and financial technology Jane Hume has urged those who are confused to seek financial advice. In an interview with Sky News, Hume said the government now expects up to 1.7 million Australians to apply to access up to ...