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Advice rated excellent: MLC survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2017
Not enough Australians are seeking financial advice, but the minority that do (30%) rate it highly, the latest MLC Wealth Sentiment Survey shows. An overwhelming amount (82%) of the participants in the quarterly survey who used a financial planner rated ...

Financial advice standards body revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2017
The much-anticipated standards body for financial advice has been established, setting in motion the implementation of the professional standards legislation. Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly O'Dwyer named the directors appointed to ...

Employers urged to fund workers' financial advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017
Employers should do more to help employees ease financial worries by providing work-funded financial advice, a new study from MetLife shows. About 68% of employers said helping staff make better financial decisions is important - but only one third ...

Adviser sentiment turns corner

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017
... high. Showcasing these positive examples is one way we can improve consumer confidence in the value of expert financial advice, and its importance in helping people to protect and grow their wealth." With the recently passed Life Insurance Framework ...

ASIC wins first court action for FoFA breaches

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2017
... Corporate regulator ASIC successfully brought its first action against a licensee for breach of the Future of Financial Advice reforms in the Federal Court. Melbourne-based financial advice firm NSG Services (NSG) was found by the court to have breached ...

Industry model costing good advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2017
... industry funding model designed to recoup the cost of monitoring and remediating poor advisers could cost the financial advice industry more than $20 million in levies. AFA chief executive Philip Kewin said: "There are currently no provisions to provide ...

Advice dealer group expands network

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2017
A financial advice dealer group is continuing its growth strategy with the addition of a Melbourne-based practice to its national network. Joining under the Elders Financial Planning banner is Saltbush Financial Services. It is headed by financial planner ...

Advisers to consult on ASIC's behalf

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2017
... self-managed superannuation funds and digital advice. "ASIC has extensive engagement with participants in the financial advice sector as well as financial advice industry bodies and consumer organisations," ASIC deputy chairman Peter Kell said. "We saw ...

Deadline looming for adviser tax registration

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2017
... skill, ability, knowledge and 18 months or more full-time experience to provide tax advice in the context of financial advice, as well as the ability to meet professional indemnity insurance requirements. If an applicant's registration is approved, they ...

Adviser cybercrime insurance launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2017
... national practice leader for cyber risk Fergus Brooks said many standard insurance policies available to the financial advice industry do not cover the many hidden risks associated with cyber technology. "The biggest risk to an advice business is damage ...