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BAS agents to give financial advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020
... legislative instrument aimed at helping Australians to navigate the COVID-19 stimulus measures will allow BAS agents to offer financial advice to businesses. BAS agents can now legally advise businesses about their entitlements to the new JobKeeper payment ...

ASIC provides relief around early super access advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2020
... were originally due on April 7. CPA Australia, Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, the SMSF Association, Financial Planning Association of Australia and the Institute of Public Accountants were all involved in the consultation process. "We ...

Will COVID-19 kill the balanced option?

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... XY Adviser chair Andrew Rocks took to LinkedIn to share his thoughts on the state of super, saying: "As a Certified Financial Planner - if I had recommended 60% of a client's portfolio in illiquid investments, under the guise of a balanced portfolio ...

Latest adviser exam results in

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020
... advisers sat the exam in mid-February and 82% passed. More than 30% of the advisers listed on ASIC's Financial Adviser Register have now sat the exam with about 27% of them passing. FASEA chief executive Stephen Glenfield said the body is pleased ...

YBR national advice lead moves to Interprac

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020
... licensed by Interprac (which holds an AFSL within the Sequoia Group). Rainmaker analysis of the ASIC Financial Adviser Register shows a few of YBR advisers have left the industry since the sale (from 58 in December 2019 to 55 in February 2020).

Vanguard launches simplified investment platform

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2020
... products and services direct to local investors. "For more than 20 years Vanguard has helped Australians work toward their financial goals, but we recognise that we could make investing with us a more seamless experience," Kolimago said. "Both the new ...

FASEA exam to go online

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2020
The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority has cancelled the scheduled April adviser exam, with advisers set to take it online as the COVID-19 pandemic rolls on. FASEA has been forced to cancel its April face-to-face exams. Recognising the ...

Industry funds a bright spot for advisers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020
... funds are recruiting. In the three months to today, 757 financial advisers have dropped off the ASIC Financial Adviser Register. During that same period, industry funds have picked up 19 new advisers, according to Rainmaker analysis. Of the advisers ...

Madison advisers loyal amid sale

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020
... due 5pm today. Prospective suitors will have to sign a confidentiality deed. As the wheels turn, ASIC Financial Adviser Register (FAR) numbers show Madison's advisers have stuck it out with the firm during the ordeal. It had 101 active advisers at ...

Former AMP, Synchron adviser charged

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020
... February 10, where Dick was granted bail but order to surrender his passport. According to the ASIC Financial Adviser Register, Dick is a member of the Association of Financial Advisers. Earlier this week a 73-year-old man from Nowra in New South Wales ...