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Government opens consultation on key advice reforms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 APR 2021
The federal government has released draft legislation outlining the function of ASIC's Financial Services and Credit Panel as the single disciplinary body for financial advisers. The government is proposing the ASIC FSCP exercise the functions of ...

Remediation services profiting from Royal Commission failures

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021
... contact the complainant directly to continue to resolve their complaint." AFCA also pointed out that free financial counselling services are available - for example, through the National Debt Helpline. Consumers can also make someone an authorised agent ...

FPA announces 2020 award winners

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2020
An adviser from Western Australia has won the FPA Certified Financial Planner Professional of the year award, as the association announces its 2020 award winners. Zacary Leeson of HPH Solutions took home the award as an acknowledgment to positive impact ...

Nabtrade brokerage to support rural youth

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2020
... donated to the ASX Refinitiv Charity Foundation which has partnered with 10 Australian charities that provide support and financial assistance to children, disability and medical research. "Our Young Minds program will launch in 2021 to increase mental ...

Stephen Jones admits to anti-life insurance bias

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020
... advice and that those in financial crisis could be assisted by government initiatives to provide access to financial counselling. But, it's those in the middle the industry must really work to develop an innovative business model to capture. "Nobody ...

MS sufferer fights CommInsure definition

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2020
... have anxiety and depression and are trying to work out where the next income is coming from." CommInsure responded to Financial Standard 's enquiries about the definition of MS applied to Mary by pointing out that last month CommInsure updated its ...

Allianz Retire+ to research retirement transition

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2019
... Macquarie University associate professor Joanne Earl will lead the project, and will work with Australian retirees and financial advisers to measure happiness in retirement after receiving holistic financial advice, extending Earl's earlier work about ...

Financial advice in 2030: What does it look like?

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2019
... they look to form the basis for an ongoing relationship. "The median adviser in 2030 will be an educator. Financial counselling and cashflow analysis services will provide the bedrock for the median adviser to continually work with their clients to help ...

ABA moves to protect vulnerable customers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2019
... guidelines which raise the bar in the support vulnerable customers can expect from their banks." Financial Counselling Australia chief executive Fiona Guthrie said the consultation has the potential to lift the bar on how banks support vulnerable customers. ...

Treasury initiates review post RC

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2019
... observations about client experiences as well as the RFCS' relationships with banks," Treasury said. Financial Counselling Australia chief executive Fiona Guthrie said [in a statement issued by Treasury]: "FCA and financial counsellors are delighted ...