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Estate agents to become RG146 certified

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2017
Real estate agents who provide financial advice around property investment can now undertake a new training course as part of a wider strategy to professionalise the industry. The new RG146 Advice in Real Estate Course has been made available through ...

NAB pushes planning career path

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2017
... research focusing on the customer experience and achieving greater understanding of the barriers to seeking advice. "Financial advice contributes to the financial security and wellbeing of millions of Australians, and there are many more in the community ...

Ignition Wealth partners with pharmacy group

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017
Ignition Wealth will partner with Pharmacy Alliance to provide digital financial advice to its 650 members. The independent pharmacy group announced the formation of Alliance Family Wealth (AFW) to provide digital financial advice to the group's members ...

New head of advice for industry fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017
The Australian Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund welcomed a new head of financial advice. Tim Poole, a former leader within the fund's planning team, has been promoted to the newly restructured financial advice division. Poole joined Australian ...

Super deadline driving adviser self-education

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017
... circumstances," Miller said. "It's great that our industry is embracing the opportunity to demonstrate why professional financial advice is so valuable." MLC has also seen an increase in advisers accessing content specifically designed for them, proving ...

Former BT executive to head advice group

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2017
... services and the range of support services it provides," Hartley said. Hartley said the changing landscape of the financial advice industry convinced the Madison board that it was time to recruit someone who was equipped and motivated to confront challenges ...

ASIC compensation skyrockets

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2017
... removed from the financial services industry. "We are focusing on culture and incentives that result in poor financial advice, irresponsible lending and mis-selling to retail investors and consumers, which can undermine trust and confidence in the financial ...

Global advice group becomes investment bank

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2017
... English and French-speaking population," Green said. He added that given deVere's extensive experience in global financial advice, the group was "best-placed to know the needs and wants of expat and international investor clients." "This investment banking ...

We have made mistakes: CBA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2017
... Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL) holders' misconduct and consequences of guilty misconduct in providing financial advice. Elliott also noted that by July this year, AFSL holders should publicly report significant breaches of their licence ...

Listed advice groups gaining ground

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2017
... "seems to be winning out." Half-year results at AMP and IOOF showed 2016 was a challenging year for the respective financial advice divisions, but the institutions' diversified business models are likely to improve with new initiatives and an emphasis ...