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More consolidation is needed, says Diverger chief

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2022
Diverger managing director Nathan Jacobsen believes more consolidation must happen within the financial advice industry. "I think we are one of the larger service providers and yet, by listed company standards, we're small," he explained in a recent ...

FPA calls for sunset on experience pathway

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2022
Most Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) members only support the introduction of an experience pathway if there is a sunset period included. In formulating its submission on the proposed education pathway for experienced financial advisers ...

CALI progressing well: Mu

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2022
The Council of Australian Life Insurance (CALI) has said a full board will be announced soon, with appointments already made. AIA Australia chief executive and managing director Damien Mu provided an update at the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) ...

Allianz Retire+ bolsters executive team

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2022
Andrew Stewart and Malcom Weir join the Allianz Retire+ team as its new head of distribution wealth and head of life protection. The three hires play a pivotal role in the firm's refreshed strategy, according to Australian chief executive Adrian ...

Still work to do on QAR: Levy

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2022
Michelle Levy recounted hearing feedback on the Quality of Advice Review (QAR) for the first time to a panel comprising Association of Financial Advisers chief executive Phil Anderson, Financial Planning Association of Australia chief executive Sarah ...

Current legislation "wrong way around": Levy

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2022
Quality of Advice Review chair Michelle Levy believes providing financial advice with a focus on best interests duty and duty of priority is doing things the wrong way. Commenting on her proposal to replace the best interests duty and duty of priority ...

AMP cops $14.5m penalty over fees for no service

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2022
Five AMP companies will pay $14.5 million for charging close to 1500 superannuation members fees for no service over the course of about three years. The Federal Court handed the fine to AMP Superannuation, AMP Financial Planning, Charter Financial ...

Link rejects latest Dye & Durham proposal

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2022
Link Group said it's unable to recommend the latest Dye & Durham offer and intends to evaluate alternatives for the business should it not eventuate. Recently, the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) approved Dye & Durham's takeover of ...

Actuary of the Year named

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2022
The Actuaries Institute has named Chris Dolman as the Actuary of the Year for 2022. Dolman is executive manager, data and algorithmic ethics at IAG and is also a research affiliate at ANU's Humanising Machine Intelligence group and contributes to the ...

Mind the managed accounts roadblocks: MLC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2022
In opening the Financial Standard Managed Accounts Forum, MLC head of investment consulting (managed accounts) Brent Bevan explained the greatest roadblocks that stop the creation, adoption, or rollout of managed account programs. Addressing how there ...