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BT Wrap lends more aid to dealer groups

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2011
... the adviser network. "It enables them to support their adviser group better," he said. "It helps from a dealer group compliance point of view. You can see the investments which advisers are holding and you can see it at a wholistic level." "(It will ...

ATO shifts gears on SMSF regos

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2011
... scale payable personally by the trustees. Currently the ATO can only penalise trustees in the most severe cases of non-compliance, and D'Ascenzo acknowledged that there had been a 'lot of non-compliance relating to loans coming out of funds' and a high ...

FPA slams industry fund 'one track agenda'

ELISE BURGESS, ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2011
... However Rantall said, "Opt-in will erode these benefits by introducing administrative complexity, confusion and increased compliance costs". "The FPA is tired of the industry fund one track agenda, and with the removal of commission based payments can ...

Yakety yak

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2011
... and balanced growth...We commit to pursuing the reform of the financial sector... We reiterated our call to improve compliance with international standards and strengthen the process of identifying non-cooperative jurisdictions... We reaffirm our commitment ...

ASIC retains key role as fin planning regulator: Shorten

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2011
... of advice including tax but do not support duplication of licensing and registration that will add another layer of compliance and ultimately push up the cost of advice for all Australians," Mark Rantall, chief executive FPA said. Meanwhile, accounting ...

AvSuper crunches numbers with new calculator

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2011
... developments as well," said Michelle Griffiths, AvSuper chief executive. The calculator is fully integrated between compliance, workflow and SOA without data duplication, which can slow online tools. Super funds AUSCOAL and Maritime Super have also launched ...

AdviserLogic teams with Class Super

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2011
... AdviserLogic's data focuses on fact find, cash flow modeling, SoA preparation, portfolio reporting, CRM & marketing and compliance.

New chapter for ASET and FMD

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2011
... "Our decision to join [independent dealer service provider] Paragem Dealer Services was primarily due to its strong compliance support, which was important to us after having made the decision to keep our own FSL,' said Alison Smith, partner and senior ...

Three in five advisers opt out of opt-in: research

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 28 JAN 2011
... annual 'opt-in' reforms, arguing the approach could do more damage than not to their clients' portfolios and impose more compliance burden on their business. The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA), in partnership with NAB Financial Planner Banking ...

PAS taps board diversity

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2011
... "Within our fund, females have been appointed in multiple senior executive roles, including CEO, COO, Company Secretary, Compliance Manager and HR Manager. It is clear that gender diversity is alive within the industry," said Megan Bolton, chief executive ...