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Aberdeen Standard, HUB24 partner

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2020
... will be followed by a similar solution for employers wanting to give their employees access to cost-effective financial advice. HIUB24 director of strategic development Jason Entwistle said the new advice solution targets the 41% of Australians who intend ...

Zenith bolsters team, hints at expansion

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2020
... debt markets and asset management businesses before joining ARCO. "We're long-term believers in the value of financial advice and quality investment management," Zenith chief executive David Wright said. "As such, we're committed to further expanding ...

What people really think about life commissions

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2020
... structures to meet client needs. The MetLife Client-Adviser Relationship Report looked at what clients want from financial advice and life insurance. The research found that "commission" isn't necessarily a dirty word to clients - but they want flexibility ...

Cbus head of advice launches firm

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020
... leaving in October last year following an internal restructure. Harper is back with his own firm, called the Financial Advice Services Institute (FASI). FASI will work with superannuation funds, dealer groups or licensees, professional associations ...

Why women struggle in financial advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2020
New research points the finger at conflicted remuneration as one of the factors keeping women out of the financial advice industry. The University of Otago in New Zealand and RMIT University in Melbourne have collaborated to explore why so many fewer ...

Former RBC I&TS lead joins tech firm

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2020
The former managing director of RBC Investor & Treasury Services has been named chief executive of a financial advice technology provider. David Travers has joined Fourth Line, a risk management and compliance regtech solution as its chief executive. ...

FPA supports tightening insurance claims

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2020
... protection". First, the FPA supports the licencing obligation including a clause saying: "A person who provides financial advice to an insured and who handles and settles an insurance claim on behalf of the insurer." The current claims handling definition ...

Free advice for bushfire victims

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2020
AMP has announced it will provide free financial advice to Australians who have suffered from the current bushfires. AMP said it has partnered with its advisers to offer the pro-bono service which includes general and personal advice and is available ...

ASIC claims to support robo-advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020
... approach to regulating robo-advice. However, ASIC makes specific mention of holistic advice as one of the areas of financial advice where robo could meet unmet demand in this new submission. Later in the submission, the regulator detailed its concerns ...

ASIC bans former Charter, NAB adviser

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2020
... looking at the conduct of Australia's biggest financial institutions in areas of credit and retail lending, financial advice, fees for no service, superannuation trustees, insurance, unfair contract terms and other licensee obligations. In addition ...