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Midwinter hires advice sales lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 JAN 2022
... and sales roles. "There has been a lot of change in the advice industry. This has created challenges for advisers and licensees, but also makes it an exciting time to be working in advice technology. Software can add substantial value to an advice business ...

MLC Life adds to retail distribution team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021
... highly experienced insurance industry professionals with a passion for improving our partnerships with advisers and licensees and will strengthen our team immensely."

Do inflows follow performance?

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 10 DEC 2021
... multi-sector funds where products are more likely to be associated with larger wealth groups (that may also have aligned licensees) and there is a smaller gap between highest and lowest returns," the research states. "In fact, these were the only sectors ...

Backlash after 'unprecedented' ASIC action against Westpac

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2021
... premiums that included a commission despite them being banned; inadequate fee disclosure across its now defunct advice licensees; continuing to charge fees on deregistered company accounts; and selling on credit card and flexi-loan debt with incorrect ...

ASIC files numerous cases against Westpac

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2021
... premiums that included a commission despite them being banned; inadequate fee disclosure across its now defunct advice licensees; continuing to charge fees on deregistered company accounts; and selling on credit card and flexi-loan debt with incorrect ...

APRA questions trustees on financial resilience

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2021
... identified several issues in this space, meaning improvements need to be made. Some of the issues identified include RSE licensees not being sure of appropriate reserve target amounts and a lack of clearly articulated processes for periodic reviews or ...

ASIC launches remediation review

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2021
A new ASIC review will force licensees to improve identifying remediation issues and rectify and compensate consumers sooner. The corporate watchdog launched a new consultation with the advice industry to ensure that AFS licensees act efficiently, honestly ...

Government advances adviser levy drop

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2021
... which lays out how much it recovers from the superannuation, life insurance and financial services sectors it regulates. Licensees that provide personal advice to retail clients will pay a fixed $1500 plus $1142 per adviser, a whopping 36% drop on the ...

Centrepoint partners with Iress

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2021
... reduced time spent on paper-based administration and data entry for advisers, as well as increased connectivity between licensees, advisers, clients, and platforms. The new law, which took effect on July 1, forces advisers to obtain consent forms for ...

MLC Life expands retail distribution leadership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 NOV 2021
... qualified and experienced insurance industry professionals with a passion for improving our partnerships with advisers and licensees," he said. "Their expertise will be important in supporting our strategic direction and to deliver on the promises we ...