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Labor pledges calm in superannuation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2021
... organisations as exposed by the Hayne Royal Commission, Jones said it would be naive to think that this only exists with advisers attached to retail funds. Hume agreed, saying: "Stephen and I are well aligned on financial advisers. This should be a very ...

ASIC bans two Sydney based advisers

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2021
... firm of its AFS licence. The corporate regulator announced on Tuesday (December 14) it has banned Sydney-based financial advisers Gerald Cummings and Craig Allen for a period of five years, after the pair were found to have engaged in misleading or deceptive ...

Wealthy overlook digital experience

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2021
... investments separately. The findings mirror similar results to last year's survey, which also showed that financial advisers used multiple systems and spreadsheets to provide total wealth reporting for clients. Advisers spend an additional two hours ...

ASIC takes 'ASX Wolf' to court

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2021
... recommendations or opinions on share purchases. "Financial advice must only be provided by qualified and licensed financial advisers or financial counsellors," ASIC said. "Consumers who receive unlicensed advice do not have the same protections afforded ...

Aussies less confident about retirement age

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2021
... adviser based on fees, followed by years of experience and retirement planning expertise. "We see enormous potential for advisers to provide a greater and more specialist role in providing asset allocation advice to superannuants, especially women who ...

Domestic bias swells for HNWIs

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2021
... equities, and residential property, but it is trending positively in correlation with further engagement with financial advisers," he said. Just over half of participants used the services of a financial adviser (57.2%). The proportion using a financial ...

AIOFP blasts 'elitist' young advisers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2021
The Association of Independently Owned Financial Professionals (AIOFP) has criticised 'elitist young financial advisers' for opposing Labor's suggestion older financial advisers shouldn't have to complete a university degree. Last week at the AIOFP's ...

More advisers fail FASEA exam

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 DEC 2021
Only half of the financial advisers who sat the November exam passed, making this the lowest pass rate on record. Fifty-two percent of the 2129 advisers who sat the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority exam were successful. The pass rate ...

Labor promises to recognise adviser experience

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 DEC 2021
Labor promises it will dump educational requirements for financial advisers with over a decade's experience if it comes to power. Shadow minister for financial services Stephen Jones said such advisers with a clean record will not be required to ...

Number one challenge for advice firms revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 10 DEC 2021
Dimensional Fund Advisors' global survey of financial advice firms has found one challenge for Australian advisers stands out above all else. Coming as no surprise to those in the industry, the issue advice firms are grappling with most is compliance. ...