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Adviser numbers stable at 15,650

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024
... there were as many as 20,667 advisers. The population peaked at nearly 30,000 at the end of 2018 as the Hayne Royal Commission was finalising its verdict. The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) remains concerned with the stagnant number of ...

Insignia Financial class action dismissed by court

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2024
Just days before Christmas, an Insignia Financial shareholder class action borne out of the Royal Commission was dismissed, with the judge saying there was no evidence provided to prove the group breached disclosure requirements. The class action was ...

What you read in 2023

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2023
... their businesses slashed by controversial changes to AMP's Buyer of Last Resort provisions following the Royal Commission. Justice Moshinsky found evidence of losses incurred by the lead applicant, Equity Financial Planners, and sample group member ...

MLC Life names general manager, remediation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023
... experienced customer excellence specialist." In addition to Commonwealth Bank, Fletcher also assisted AMP with its post-Royal Commission remediation programs which totalled about $800 million. He's also previously held senior roles in mergers and acquisitions ...

QAR final response winds clock back, says FAAA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023
... partly-trained salesperson, and comprehensive financial advice from a fully qualified professional." She added that, post-Royal Commission, financial advice has become a profession, but the government tied it up in so much red tape that the cost of holistic ...

AMP to pay $100m to settle BOLR class action

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023
... time of writing, it's up around 6% to 0.90 cents. That said, this is down more than 63% since the end of the Royal Commission, and more than 90% since AMP first listed. The group said it will update the market before the end of the year on how tranche ...

Settlement approved in AMP shareholder class action

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2023
... judge yesterday. The class action was filed in June 2018 and came on the back of misconduct made public by the Royal Commission. An amended statement of claim was filed on 7 December 2021 by Maurice Blackburn and the case was to be heard in August, but ...

Renato Mota to leave Insignia Financial

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2023
... manager, wealth management, before taking on the top job in an acting capacity following the fallout from the Royal Commission in 2018. In June 2019 Mota was officially named chief executive and managing director of the group. Since, the group completed ...

AMP shareholder class action settlement slashed

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2023
... class action, which combined several lawsuits following revelations of the firm's misconduct during the Hayne Royal Commission, alleged that AMP failed to disclose critical market information that could have affected the share price. This included charging ...

Adviser registration deadline extended again

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2023
... capital raisings. Mandatory adviser registration was a recommendation that stemmed from the Financial Services Royal Commission.