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ASIC outlines ROA guidance

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2021
The corporate regulator released examples of Records of Advice (ROA) to provide clarity to financial advisers and licensees on their obligations when using them for clients. The information sheet, INFO 266 FAQs: Records of Advice, provides answers to ...

ASIC bans adviser over Linchpin, Endeavour fund

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021
The corporate regulator banned a Queensland-based financial adviser for three years after recommending clients into the Investport Income Opportunity Fund. Keith Robert McDermott was an authorised representative of The FinancialLink Group and has been ...

E&P Financial Group hit with class action

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021
Piper Alderman launched a class action against E&P Financial Group and its former chief executive Alan Dixon for allegedly providing conflicted financial advice and engaging in misleading and deceptive conduct. The law firm has taken Dixon and E&P Financial ...

Wealthwise acquires holistic advice firm

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021
Wealthwise continues to expand its presence, acquiring a 34-year-old financial advice firm. AZ NGA-backed Wealthwise has acquired Complete Financial Solutions, which provides holistic financial advice, as well as lending and mortgage broking services. ...

Advice gap spurs boom in investment media

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021
The gap between those who want financial advice and those who have the means to afford it is being credited for the popularity of media companies offering investment news and tips. Investment newsletter founded by Marcus Padley Marcus Today recently ...

SG Hiscock rejigs fund

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021
SG Hiscock & Company has renamed the long standing SGH20 fund and increased the number of holdings in the fund. SGH20 was established in 2004 and has been renamed the SGH High Conviction Fund. The underlying strategy remains the same, yet the maximum ...

Super advice gains traction: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2021
While two in five Australians believe financial advice is unaffordable, more are reaching out to their superannuation fund for guidance. This is according to Investment Trends' 2021 Financial advice report, which found that only 1.8 million Aussies ...

Equip, corporate fund merger complete

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2021
... years," Cameron said. Speaking to Financial Standard earlier this year, Equip and Catholic Super chair Danny Casey said the plan is to reach these targets both organically and inorganically. "We're always in preliminary discussions with a whole lot ...

Fiducian acquires $1.1bn advice business

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2021
Fiducian was the successful bidder for the $1.1 billion financial advice subsidiary of a national bank. People's Choice Credit Union (PCCU) has sold its financial advice business to the ASX-listed group, in a move that continues Fiducian's ambitious ...

FASEA to reword Standard 3

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2021
The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority has opened a round of consultation to amend the wording of Standard 3. Following concerns raised by the industry, FASEA is now asking stakeholders what they want the wording of Standard 3 to state ...