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MyPlanner streamlines back-office for 175 advisers

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2016
... Following a pilot program, the new system has been rolled out to the entire MyPlanner network: it provides statement of advice templates, document production, strategy implementation, fact-finds and data entry and "traditional administrative services" ...

Adviser Network launches SMSFit

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016
... understanding of performance benchmarking and relevant regulatory issues. SMSFit then generates a limited Statement of Advice (SOA) that reflects the client's attitude related to the appropriateness of self-managed super. Adviser Network chief executive ...

Fortnum debuts integrated advice platform

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
... to know them in order to determine the advice they require," said Cates. The platform includes a revamped statement of advice template, while Xplan has been configured to include a working document function to allow advisers to store and retrieve detailed ...

Parliament repeals key FoFA amendments

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2015
... are not currently implemented because they were disallowed in November 2014. These include changes to the Statement of Advice (SoA) requirements; the repeal of the requirement that licensees send fee disclosure statements to pre-1 July 2013 clients ...

GFC drove advisers to managed accounts

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2015
... volatility. "We had a house view before the GFC that we needed to determine at what stage you had to write up a full statement of advice. We knew the market was heating up but it's difficult to act on that under the old model," he explained. After the ...

ASIC bans former NAB-aligned adviser

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2015
... engaged in a range of misconduct, including: providing "inappropriate advice" (sometimes without issuing a statement of advice), failing to determine clients' relevant personal circumstances, copied and pasted client signatures on forms and arranged ...

SSFS meets client demand for phone advice

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2015
... straightforward experience. "You're a client, you come to me, we do your modelling, we agree, I produce the statement of advice, and then I log you onto your secure portal," he said. "Then all you have to do is look at it and electronically sign it if ...

Financial advice is a boring game

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2015
... process to see how engaging and relatable it is for clients. One of the biggest problems he identified was the statement of advice itself - he joked that it was similar to the Deadly Poppy Field in the Wizard of Oz. "Try reading through it yourself. ...

Advisers need to educate

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2015
... Arguing that the first meetings with clients should be about giving them basic investment knowledge and that a statement of advice shouldn't be issued until a client fully understands what it means - typically, Dartnall said, this occurs at around the ...

Government repeals Palmer FoFA changes

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 DEC 2014
... additional measures to FoFA in exchange for the party's support in Parliament. The changes included that the Statement of Advice (SoA) specifies that the adviser is acting in the best interest of the client, outlines the fees and commissions that the ...