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New advice groups detrimental to consumers

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2019
... Bloch, the system in Australia is too constrained to allow for the same outcome. "I'm not quite sure the digital advice business has evolved as it has in the US and certainly to the extent that customers would want to buy that advice," Bloch said. "It ...

CBA wealth boss to exit

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2019
The chief executive of NewCo is set to exit among other changes to Commonwealth Bank's group executive lineup. Jason Yetton will depart in early January 2020 after just over 12 months in the role. To date, Yetton oversaw the divestment of Count ...

Westpac chief believes in financial advice

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2019
... House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics Hartzer also said he regrets having to exit the financial advice business. "We concluded that it was uneconomic to meet all the compliance around it and earn a reasonable return. I regret that," ...

Adviser moves show industry upheaval

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2019
... spectrum, Bendigo Financial Planning shut down during the period. IOOF-owned Bridges acquired the Bendigo Bank advice business in April as part of a $3 million transaction that was estimated to move approximately $1 billion in funds under management ...

Macquarie wealth fees income down 14%

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019
... fees fell 14% in the six months to September end compared to the same period last year, while the bank pivots its advice business to focus on high-net-worth clients. Macquarie collected $144 million in fees in its wealth management business in the first ...

RI Advice faces ASIC action

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2019
... the worst possible rating. The result was so significant that it skewed the audit results across the entire RI Advice business, the case study reads. During the audit it was found Doyle was recommending products that weren't listed on RI Advice's ...

AMP extends adviser deadline

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2019
... will likely be filed before year end. Following on from AMP's decision earlier this year to restructure its advice business and slash Buyer of Last Resort (BOLR) multiples, financial advisers who were given their notice by the institution have been ...

Senior lawyer drags AMP to court

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2019
... tripled (from 10 to 30). She was now had the responsible for ASIC enforcement notices as well, especially for the advice business. But the company did not increase her pay. Another two months into the job and Cook's workload was increased to include ...

IOOF expands advice team

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2019
... Bank and AMP. General manager of advice, Darren Whereat said the role has been created to create a more efficient advice business. "This continues the building of our capabilities to execute our advice-led strategy while retaining a flat and agile structure ...

Results of ASIC MDA review imminent

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2019
The Institute of Managed Accounts Professionals (IMAP) has released its submission to ASIC as the regulator reviews managed accounts, with a special focus on managed discretionary accounts (MDAs). This comes ahead of the results of ASIC's review of ...