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AFA shuffles board, names new president

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021
The Association of Financial Advisers announced several board changes overnight, including the resignation of its national president. National president Michael Nowak steps down after one year. Prior to that, he served as vice president for four years. ...

MetLife upgrades adviser platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2021
MetLife Australia unveiled a new digital platform for financial advisers to cater to regulatory and product changes that took effect this month. Key product changes follow APRA's reforms to income protection which kicked off in October. The platform ...

Exam pass rate steady at 60%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2021
... to highlight the curriculum areas where they have underperformed and are eligible to sit the November exam. Existing advisers who have failed the exam twice before 1 January 2022 have until 1 October 2022 to pass the exam. Existing advisers who have ...

Commonwealth Financial Planning to shutter

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2021
... Commonwealth Bank announced today. From today forward, Commonwealth FP cannot take on any new financial advice clients. Existing advisers and clients will have until November 30 to work out next steps, before Commonwealth FP shutters for good. CBA said ...

Law firm adds financial services partner

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2021
... and general corporate regulation. He has previously advised retail and investment banks, fund managers and corporate advisers, both in Australia and overseas. "With continued regulatory focus on the financial services sector, Steven is a great addition ...

BT identifies Panorama outage cause

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2021
... place and a review is underway to help ensure it never happens again. We want to be a partner of choice and we thank our advisers and their clients for their ongoing loyalty." BT did not clarify how long it took to identify the issue or what exactly ...

Better Advice Bill gets green light

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2021
... Authority redundant. The FSCP will become the single disciplinary body for the industry by taking on complaints about advisers and overseeing compliance with the financial services laws and Code of Ethics. ASIC will chair the FSCP, which comprises professionals ...

Pinnacle backs investment platform

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2021
... Commission, the exit of the major banks from the wealth management sector and the ongoing reductions in the number of licensed advisers, there is a growing "advice gap" in this country," he said. "There are many Australians who would like to access professional ...

AMP reports mixed quarter

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2021
... platform's assets grew to $58.6 billion on the back of higher net cashflows, including $333 million from external financial advisers. This was up 21% on the corresponding period. AMP Capital also saw outflows, primarily a result of the $9.2 billion ...

Advisers closer to professionalisation: FASEA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2021
... reaching the professional status it is striving to achieve. This is based on new figures FASEA has released to show that advisers are taking educational qualifications seriously. More than half (56%) of advisers on ASIC's Financial Adviser Register have ...