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Productivity Commission proposes more changes to financial advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2018
... currently cannot advise consumers on specific credit products, but are permitted to provide general credit advice. Financial advisers must be licensed as an adviser under the Corporations Act as well as hold an Australian credit licence (under the National ...

Super funds suit up for Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2018
... this year, ASIC handed down its landmark vertical integration report, which found that some trustees and their financial advisers were pushing in-house products at a higher proportion compared to overall product offerings. "If trustees and their financial ...

FASEA clarifies foreign degrees mistake

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018
... qualifications. However, there is no OQU in operation in New South Wales - one of the two states home to the most financial advisers, the other being Victoria.

Royal Commission work impeded: Hayne

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2018
... will specifically focus on the superannuation industry; its governance; the relationship between trustees, financial advisers and selling practices; indigenous issues; and regulator effectiveness.

Existing but unregistered advisers at risk

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2018
Existing financial advisers that don't appear on ASIC's Financial Adviser Register will be forced to complete the new exam by 1 January 2019 if they don't register soon. In new guidance issued by the regulator, only those advisers listed on ASIC's FAR ...

AFSL launches new IFA dealer service

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2018
... will provide licensee services to non-aligned advisers by way of a new white label offering. TAL's Affinia Financial Advisers has launched Affinia Access, enabling AFSLs to operate under their own license and brand with the support of Affinia's expertise ...

Last chance to participate in the annual FS Managed Accounts Survey

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2018
Financial Standard is calling on financial advisers to have their say in an annual managed accounts survey, after research shows a spike in the number of products and services launched since last year. Listed wealth management groups HUB24, Netwealth ...

Adviser Ratings to predict licensees' quality of advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2018
... overwhelming influx of news and information resulting from the Royal Commission when researching and selecting financial advisers. The loss of confidence in institutional brands and the broader advice system demands this kind of evidence-based, scientifically ...

SMSFs: Low balance, low satisfaction

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2018
... minimum balances for establishing an SMSF into the spotlight. In July 2015, ASIC released guidance for AFSLs and financial advisers providing SMSF advice, highlighting that in many cases a recommendation for a retail client to set up an SMSF with a starting ...

Airlie backs financials but wary on banks

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2018
... Fund in June. Airlie's team is travelling the countryside this week to promote its investment story to financial advisers and retail investors. Portfolio managers Matt Williams and Emma Goodsell told a Sydney event that of the big four banks they ...