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CFS culls grandfathered commissions, slashes fees

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019
About 6000 financial advisers are set to lose $1700 per year in revenue, as Colonial First State starts to put grandfathered commissions to bed. The $145 billion manager is starting the phase out of grandfathered commissions with a small slice of the ...

HUB24 upgrades distribution capabilities

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2019
... business development managers and appointing a national team of training and relationship managers to support financial advisers. Former CommSec Adviser Services state manager Lydia Pearson links with the firm as its new Victorian state manager, while ...

Bill to defer adviser education standards tabled

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2019
The bill to defer the education and training standards for existing financial advisers was introduced in the House of Representatives today. The bill was circulated by the authority of Michael Sukkar, minister for housing and Assistant Treasurer. It ...

Why joint effort is required in advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2019
... present - all of them keen to demonstrate a united front. Phil Kewin, chief executive of the Association of Financial Advisers, was present along with Judith Fox from the Stockbrokers and Financial Advisers Association and John Maroney from the SMSF ...

ETF investing at record highs: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2019
The ETF industry is seeing a rapid rise in popularity amongst SMSFs and financial advisers, according to the BetaShares/Investment Trends ETF Report. According to the report, the number of ETF investors in Australia has grown 18% year on year, reaching ...

Boomers show healthy ESG appetite

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2019
... understand the responsible role their superannuation can play. "We believe asset managers, super fund providers and financial advisers all have a crucial role to play in this," Harrison said.

Cashwerkz, Complii partner to automate compliance

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2019
... Solutions; a secure, centralised digital platform, to automate the compliance process for stockbrokers and financial advisers. Complii software automates, records and reports on regulation requirements by ensuring ongoing compliance is carried out at ...

Former NAB, Infocus advisers banned

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2019
ASIC has banned two former financial advisers for five years and one year respectively. Former NAB adviser Wendy Chapman and Brisbane-based former financial adviser Nina Katherina Williams were banned by the regulator last week. Chapman who has been ...

Super fund PDSs to include single cost of product figure

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019
... Press said the more consistent and comparable disclosure the update to RG97 delivers will help consumers and financial advisers better understand the fees and costs involved in super funds and investments products, enabling them to make more informed ...

AFCA reveals approach to Code of Ethics compliance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019
... refined via consultation and ongoing rounds of guidance," Smith said. "AFCA will continue to use its panel of financial advisers and consumer advocates to assist it in assessing whether financial advisers have met the standards of conduct expected of ...