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Vanguard UK upends cost of advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2021
... Vanguard's fee sits well below the industry average. UK regulator the Financial Conduct Authority calculated that advisers charge 2.4% on average on investible amounts for the initial advice and 0.8% per year for ongoing advice. Clients need a minimum ...

MLC GM joins dealer group

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2021
... reputation join the team," Lawler said. "We have worked hard over the last few years to build a licensee offer that supports advisers in what we view as a new era of advice. Jasia's appointment represents a step up in our efforts to take our offer to ...

Government opens consultation on key advice reforms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 APR 2021
... outlining the function of ASIC's Financial Services and Credit Panel as the single disciplinary body for financial advisers. The government is proposing the ASIC FSCP exercise the functions of the single disciplinary body for financial advisers ...

FSC proposes new advice model

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 APR 2021
... shortened and relevant presentation of strategies and advice to consumers. In terms of meeting best interests duties, advisers must follow the legal process behind what is known as the "safe harbour steps". The seven steps should be abolished, the FSC ...

Regulator frets over SPAC boom

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 16 APR 2021
... any such asserted difference seems uncertain at best," Coates said. "SPAC sponsors and targets and their affiliates and advisers should already be providing the public with the information material to the investment opportunities a de-SPAC represents ...

FASEA offers exam feedback

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 APR 2021
... this available online for unsuccessful candidates who sat for any exam since June 2019. The Association of Financial Advisers said that it understands advisers' frustration regarding the lack of tailored feedback provided after an unsuccessful exam attempt ...

Delay breach reporting law: AFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 APR 2021
The Association of Financial Advisers wants to defer the proposed self-reporting of breaches regime amid concerns it will be impossible for small financial advice firms to comply with. The AFA outlined its concerns about Commissioner Kenneth Hayne's ...

Sydney multi-boutique adds crypto fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 16 APR 2021
... Australian investors that will meet wholesale investors' due diligence requirements. "Many Australian investors and their advisers are grappling with how and when to access Bitcoin. With a total capitalisation of more than US$1 trillion, Bitcoin ...

Risk advice most sought-after among Kiwis

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021
An overwhelming 70% of products that New Zealand financial advisers recommend are life insurance products, according to the country's financial markets regulator. New statistics released by the Financial Markets Authority (FMA) reveals that risk products ...

ASIC extends advice relief measure

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021
ASIC is extending the relief measure that allows financial advisers to provide a Record of Advice (ROA) rather than a statement of advice (SOA) until October 15. The decision to extend the relief measure came after consulting with the industry, the ...