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Iress opens retail capital raise

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2020
... that brings advice and investments closer together, resulting in greater efficiency and productivity for professional advisers and businesses in Australia."

Life insurance activity rises: MetLife

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2020
... financial wellbeing, particularly amongst younger Australians." Carey said financial providers, including superfunds and advisers, have a key role to play in helping consumers navigate this uncertainty. "Consumers are continuing to look to their financial ...

Short consultation window for stamping fee exemption

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020
... "non-controversial" list of bills to be addressed during the most recent sitting week of parliament, which added to the uncertainty for advisers. With the matter settled, a Labor spokesperson told Financial Standard the opposition's amendment to ...

Dealer groups slam FPA policy

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2020
... oversight of product compliance, rather than being responsible for the regulatory compliance of individual financial advisers. Instead, the FPA envisions a world where financial advisers are registered to a separate body (distinguished from the ASIC ...

What advisers need to know: BT

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2020
... literacy and advocacy Bryan Ashenden has observed a significant increase in calls for technical support from financial advisers during the COVID-19 pandemic. "The level of queries and questions we were getting through from advisers was almost at the ...

Magellan launches listed active ETF fund

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2020
... who prefer using unlisted funds and another for those who prefer funds quoted on a stock exchange. "Instead, investors, advisers and brokers will now be able to invest in a single, open-ended fund using the access point they prefer." Airlie Australian ...

Madison sale confirmed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2020
... sale from Taiping Trustees Limited (China-Taiping) and we note that the receivers are working with China-Taiping and its advisers in this regard. Completion of the sale is expected within 10 business days from today," OVH said in company filings this ...

Calls for overhaul of AFSL system

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2020
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) wants a professional registration for individual advisers to replace the current system. Currently, an Australian financial services licence (AFSL) is required to provide advice. FPA chief executive ...

Clime buys Madison Financial Group

KANIKA SOOD, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2020
... Standard understands. Clime Investment Management will be the new owner of Madison Financial Group, which is home to 103 advisers. Madison's advisers service about 30,000 clients totaling about $3 billion in funds under advice. On Monday, OneVue ...

Advice job market not all doom and gloom

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2020
... There are some bright spots in the market for financial advice jobs, according to Kaizen Recruitment, despite over 1000 advisers leaving the industry since the start of 2020 and only about 50 joining. "The implementation of restructures and exits announced ...