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AMP lifts minimum adviser standards

LAURA MILLAN | THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2014

... compensation processes. AMP will also set up a Customer Advice Review that will attend customer complaints about the quality of advice received when the customer is not satisfied with AMP's response through normal channels. "If the panel finds the personal ...

ASIC puts an end to PIS monitoring program

LAURA MILLAN | TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2014

... reported to ASIC every three months. PIS' professional standards team has worked with the practices to assess the quality of advice and address the issues that needed to be improved. "It has been a good learning opportunity for the practices," De Zwart ...

CBA to fund adviser education and association membership

LAURA MILLAN | FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014

... a risk gate opener, which is about quality and compliance," she said, and added: "if there's any issues with quality of advice or compliance, that will act to immediately stopping any remuneration of incentive arrangements." Read all Financial Standard ...

FoFA disallowance vote will save "millions"

ALICE URIBE | TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014

... on disclosure despite clear evidence from the regulator ASIC that it isn't an effective tool to improve the quality of advice. Specifically, enhanced statements of advice are not required for general advice - so there will be no disclosure of conflicted ...

FSI zeroes in on vertical advice and retirement income

LAURA MILLAN, JAMES FERNYHOUGH | TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014

... "Improving the standards of adviser competence and removing the impact of conflicted remuneration can improve the quality of advice," the document continued. The inquiry noted that "the price of personal advice has often been hidden by opaque price structures ...

CFA Societies launches initiative to raise ethical standards

MARK SMITH | MONDAY, 12 MAY 2014

... The body praised the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) for taking steps to improve the quality of advice offered to retail clients by enhancing the minimum training standards required under RG 146. However, Serhan also called on ...

Westpac weighs in on FoFA debate

LAURA MILLAN | FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014

... that the best interest duty will have "the biggest impact in terms of protecting consumers and improving the quality of advice." Westpac asked for the removal of the 'catch-all' phrase in this part of the legislation because it "creates a high level ...

FoFA amendments will reduce quality of advice: lawyer

JAMES FERNYHOUGH | TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2014

The government's proposal to amend the best interest duty section of the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms are "inconsistent with the nature of a best interests duty" and will "reduce the overall quality of financial advice", according to legal ...

FoFA changes must go before parliament: Collins

JAMES FERNYHOUGH | MONDAY, 10 FEB 2014

... inquiry which found that, among other reforms required, a best interest duty was necessary to improve the minimum quality of advice in Australia." He said all members of the committee supported this reform across all political parties, and that lengthy ...

Charterhill assets frozen

HARRY PAGE | THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2014

... Charterhill group. ASIC is investigating the management and current activities of the Charterhill group. Recently, the quality of advice given by SMSF professionals has not been up to scratch according to an ASIC report. "The decision to establish an ...

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Invesco launches new equity fund

ELIZA BAVIN | 12:13PM

Invesco said the new fund will give Australian investors access to a systematic global equity strategy with a 20-year track record.

FCA pursues Neil Woodford again

KARREN VERGARA | 12:05PM

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is going after failed fund manager Neil Woodford again, this time for allegedly providing unauthorised investment advice via W4.0, his Dubai-based investment platform.

Former APRA deputy chair launches retirement solutions startup

KARREN VERGARA | 12:03PM

A former APRA deputy chair has launched CipherIQ, a new venture that provides retirement solutions via account-based pensions in partnership with superannuation funds, financial advisers and retirees.

Global X launches space tech ETF

MATTHEW WAI | 11:12AM

Global X has now launched the space tech ETF (ASX: MOON).

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