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Big 4, AMP fork out massive compensation bill

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2017
... banks refunded customers $215.9 million for charging ongoing advice fees that failed to provide actual general or personal advice. ASIC said this was in addition to the fees-for-no-service compensation figures identified in Report 499 in April 2017 to ...

FS Power50 announces most influential advisers

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2017
... future. All 50 financial advisers featured in the list were also screened to ensure they are all licensed to provide personal advice based on the ASIC FAR (Financial Advisers Register), have met minimum professional educational standards, and are members ...

Advisers divided on mixing advice: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2017
Financial advisers are divided when it comes to combining human advice with robo solutions. About 43% of advisers want to embed digital or robo solutions together with face-to-face advice, while an equal number completely shun this idea. Only 13% of ...

AFA and Map My Plan join forces

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2017
... Map My Plan because it helps people solve a simple problem initially and then makes it easier to start on their personal advice journey," he said. Map My Plan for Advisers is a robo-advice initiative, an online platform that helps people build engagement ...

Accessing financial wellbeing: The power of general advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2017
... increasing provision of general advice via digital solutions and where the threshold lies between general and personal advice. Bineham will provide a case study on how he and Noall & Co. general manager Gavin Glozier are engaging their legacy clients ...

ASIC outlines industry funding costs

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2017
... number of full-time equivalent staff engaged in OTC trading activities. Financial advice licensees that provide personal advice to retail clients on financial products will pay a minimum levy of $1500, which is graduated based on the number of advisers ...

BT Financial Group merges wealth businesses

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2017
... all life stages. He said this included a flexible advice model offering general and single-topic advice to full personal advice "delivered when and where the customer wants."

AMP joins forces with US advice firm

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2017
... further strengthened by the introduction of a goals modelling engine later this year. The engine will generate personal advice solutions based on customer goals and financial circumstances. It is expected to be fully operational in mid-2018. Sainsbury ...

PM Capital appoints sales director

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2017
... previously head of sales and marketing at Financial Advice Matters. Prior to that, he held a similar role at FTS Personal Advice, and has also worked at TAL, Aviva Australia and Colonial. "James brings real depth of experience and understanding, and ...

ASIC flags stronger adviser surveillance

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2017
... therefore do not need to comply with the best interests duty and related obligations), but are actually providing personal advice. The corporate regulator also said it is addressing numerous long-term challenges, particularly around managing digital ...