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AFCA funding lacks transparency: AIST

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2018
... were used to fund the resolution of disputes unrelated to superannuation, such as complaints against banks and financial advisers," she said. Furthermore, Scheerlinck said there needs to be more clarity around AFCA's cost recovery model, and a breakdown ...

Grandfathered commission debate an overreaction: AFA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2018
The ongoing debate around the removal of grandfathered commissions is an "overreaction", with trail commissions contributing little to the overall income of financial advice practices in reality. Addressing delegates at the 2018 Association of Financial ...

FASEA bumps adviser CPD to 50 hours

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2018
Financial advisers will need to complete 50 hours of continuing professional development under new proposals from the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority. Releasing its draft guidance on CPD, FASEA is proposing the number of hours advisers ...

PPS Mutual creates state manager role

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2018
PPS Mutual created a new state leadership role that will work closely with financial advisers in the region. Sabrina Sequeira-Walmsley takes on the new role of NSW state manager after working as national partnership manager at the Association of Financial ...

Super under microscope at Royal Commission

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2018
... Commission, beginning August 6, will focus on superannuation fund governance; the relationship between trustees, financial advisers and selling practices; indigenous issues; and regulator effectiveness. At the most recent Royal Commission public hearings ...

Pressure mounts on regional advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2018
... fallout from the Royal Commission continues. An analysis of the ASIC Financial Adviser Register (FAR) shows 4700 financial advisers are operating outside of Australia's capital cities. This number represents about 25% of the country's total advisers ...

Deductible super contributions front of mind: BTFG

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2018
... contributions have increased. According to BT Financial Advice's (BTFA) technical team, the top query from financial advisers in the June quarter was about deductible personal superannuation contributions. With Australians now able to contribute up to ...

AMP dumps Horizons program

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2018
... has scrapped its Horizons program, replacing it with a new, FASEA-compliant education and training course for financial advisers. Open to those with a degree approved by the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority, the new Adviser Pathways program ...

Advisers grapple with client retention

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2018
Financial advisers are losing clients and the ongoing financial services Royal Commission isn't helping. The good news is professional standards reform is helping restore the reputation of the industry, Investment Trends research reveals. In the ...

FASEA-induced exodus increasingly likely

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2018
... entrants is too rigid and may starve the industry of future advisers. The association has also recommended financial advisers servicing SMSF trustees be required to complete specialised SMSF education, which was also recently proposed by ASIC in its ...