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AMP extends adviser deadline

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2019
... Financial Planners Association have commented on the decision to extend the October 31 deadline originally given to financial advisers given notice by the wealth giant. Meanwhile, the AMPFPA has confirmed action against AMP will likely be filed before ...

Inflation the forgotten risk to retiree portfolios

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2019
... morning session at in Sydney today, AMP Capital portfolio manager and head of retirement Darren Beesley warned financial advisers not to dismiss the real risks posed by inflation to the portfolios of their retiree clients. According to Beesley, the issue ...

Frozen fund pays investors

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2019
... Management serving as its responsible entity. Many Queensland retirees invested in the fund, including via financial advisers and by February 2008 it had amassed assets worth $700 million. It invested its pool of money in debt assets, extending funds ...

Labor supports FASEA extension, confusion remains

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2019
... might block the extension. At the end of August, the government announced it would extend the deadlines for financial advisers to pass the FASEA exam and meet FASEA requirements. The proposed changes would mean advisers have until the start of 2026 to ...

OnePath introduces long-term premium projections

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2019
... Life has launched 10-year premium projections on alteration quotes in a bid to provide greater clarity for financial advisers and their clients. The insurer said the projections, for existing OneCare and OneCare Super policies, will enable advisers to ...

BetaShares responsible investment ETF recognised

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2019
... strongly supported by a range of client segments since its launch in January 2017, with institutional clients, financial advisers and retail investors all jumping onboard, pushing the fund's assets beyond $390 million, and securing its place as the largest ...

Growing advice group in commissions fight

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2019
... picked up members at a rapid pace as it takes up the fight to retain life insurance commissions. The United Financial Advisers Association (UFAA) now has over 4000 members after launching just a few months ago. Alex Vagliviello, principal of Charles ...

AFA calls for clarity on ethics code

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2019
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has called for more clarification and key changes on the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority code of the ethics. FASEA released its first guidance on the code, which will come into effect next ...

Super fund adviser numbers swell

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2019
... external advisers, instead of employing them directly. An example is AustralianSuper which employs only three financial advisers, but is seeing increased participation from externall advisers.

New SMAs launch

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2019
... (SMAs) have launched, attempting to address a demand the new FASEA code of ethics could create. A group of financial advisers have come together to launch the SMAs through Ethical Advisers Funds Management. The SMAs will screen out investments in oil ...