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ASIC funding numbers released

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2018
... sector as a result of its new cost-recovery funding. In addition to the minimum levy of $1500, licensees providing personal advice to retail clients on relevant financial products contributed $934 per adviser in the first year of the new ASIC funding ...

FS Power50 names most influential advisers in 2018

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2018
... better." All 50 financial advisers featured in the list were screened to ensure they are all licensed to provide personal advice based on the ASIC FAR (Financial Advisers Register), have met current minimum professional educational standards, and are ...

Industry fund, IRESS begin automated advice journey

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2018
... solution. The rollout of WA Super's digital advice tool, SuperClick Advice, includes white-labelling IRESS' automated personal advice engine. SuperClick Advice draws on information within the super fund's registry - powered by IRESS' Acurity platform ...

ASIC and Austplan agree to mutual breakup

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018
... (AFCA) until all consumer complaints have been resolved. It will also have to retain all materials relating to personal advice provided by its representatives. ASIC is continuing to make enquiries in relation to the advice provided. ASIC deputy chair ...

Super funds call for grandfathering ban

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2018
... members to more modern products, in their best interests," it said. ASFA said it supports members being able to pay personal advice fees from their superannuation fund balance subject to the sole purpose test and FoFA constraints. But this should only ...

Royal Commission tables life insurance policy questions

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2018
... "If not, what additional changes are required? Are there some financial products that should only be sold with personal advice?" they asked. As for life insurers, Orr and Costello asked if they should be prevented from denying claims based on the existence ...

Former Macquarie advisers banned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2018
... compliance team into believing that general advice or execution-only instructions had been given by them, and not personal advice. He also arranged for the false emails to be saved into XPLAN and created false order management (IOS) system transaction ...

Big-spending retirees live in Melbourne: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2018
... food compared to Stonnington retirees (10%). Milliman said the bulk of superannuation fund members don't receive personal advice. This leads super funds to make assumptions based on surveys and industry recommendations that often result in a one-size-fits-all ...

BT Financial Group proposes advice restructure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2018
... to be re-appointed within the General Advice team within the chief operating office. Those currently providing personal advice will remain within BT Advice. In addition, the changes would see the role of the Advanced Financial Adviser cease to exist ...

Former licensee chief to lead fund manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2018
... his focus to growth objectives within the newly-established Clime Private Wealth. Currently licensed to provide personal advice on superannuation, it is currently awaiting ASIC approval to offer strategic advice.