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Advisers to go forth with claims handling

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 26 APR 2021
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has welcomed the government's regulation that will exempt advisers from varying their AFSL to provide claims handling, following a submission outlining issues. The government passed Financial Sector Reform ...

FPA launches file note guidance

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 26 APR 2021
... file notes. File notes are important as a risk management tool, especially in disputes between clients and financial advisers, and the FPA said recent cases have highlighted the need for better record keeping. Its new guidance is aimed at helping FPA ...

Iress partners with regtech for DDO

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2021
... features : TMD storage, a messaging solution to facilitate distributor and issuer contact and information for licensees and advisers by providing TMDs to them and their clients. "This legislation represents a challenge no traditional system or process ...

Adviser numbers at five-year low

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2021
... quarter of 2021. Rainmaker analysis of ASIC's Financial Adviser Register found that the total number of financial advisers have tapered off to levels experienced in 2016 (see Figure 1). About five years ago, adviser numbers floated above 20,000 and ...

Inflows slow at AMP North

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021
... December quarter. "We continue to improve the capabilities of North to support both AMP aligned and external financial advisers in servicing their clients and to ensure it continues to be a leading platform," AMP's outgoing chief executive Francesco ...

Commissions likely to stay: Hume

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021
... "Consumers struggle to understand what they are paying for. They may not have the cash to pay upfront themselves. And advisers need to be paid for their work, work that is fundamental to the proper functioning of the life insurance market." Association ...

Frontier hires from UK partner

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021
... a member of the Global Investment Research Alliance (GIRA), founded by Frontier in 2013. It also includes Segal Marco Advisers in the US. Earlier last month Frontier hired former Cbus senior portfolio manager Scott Pappas to lead its alternatives and ...

ASIC opens breach reporting consultation

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021
... on a draft information sheet on the notify, investigate and remediate obligations for AFS licensees who are financial advisers and credit licensees who are mortgage brokers. "We support the reform goals to promote consistent, timely and high-quality ...

Pandemic spurs advice, insurance rethink

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2021
... to 38%. MetLife chief retail insurance officer Meray El-Khoury said this year's survey recorded a 15% increase in advisers receiving an excellent rating following a review. "Now is the time for advisers to be investing in relationship-building and ...

Koda Capital adds director

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2021
... Wealth Management. In February 2020, Koda Capital bolstered its presence in Queensland with two new hires. It added three advisers and partners - James Christopher, Will Douglas and Nik Velde. In 2019, the firm added Troy Armstrong from Escala and Victoria ...