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Court dismisses Mayfair 101 appeal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2022
... there was no risk of a breakdown", is false. Informing a consumer that all cars carry a risk of breakdown in the ordinary course may well be misleading if the car being sold is a lemon with an inherent propensity to break down." The appeal also included ...

First Super: Merger pressure fizzles out

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2022
... investment returns will continue to be hugely important. "Using a metaphor from the maritime industry, Byres says you plot your course. You know where your destination is. You've got to ensure your vessel is seaworthy and your crew capable," he says. ...

IPS partners to launch equity market solution

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2022
... market income and a higher degree of stability than would be achieved by holding the underlying share investments. "Of course, this comes with a price and in this case, investors sacrifice potential growth in order to secure an enhanced yield and a level ...

FPA calls for sunset on experience pathway

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2022
... experience between 2004 and 2019, a clean record, a membership of a professional association or completion of an approved ethics course, and a statutory declaration. "If despite our concerns the government chooses to make amendments to the education ...

Time to throw out the antiquated lifetime annuity mindset

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2022
... money in that system without an adequate number of products able to efficiently maximise the income generated over the course of retirement," Hackett remarked. "Therefore, we've seen providers starting to come out with pooled products, products with ...

No surprise advice industry fears ASIC: Panel

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2022
... business. "I think that's been a very collaborative process," he said. "If you're the subject of enforceable action, of course, you should be afraid. "It's a regulator's job to address the issues, but I think we're in a different time." Forbes ...

The untold story of adviser education

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2022
... which most students studied a single subject pathway. Of these, 97% of students' one subject was the mandatory Ethics course. With respect to demographics, since 2019 gender imbalances have remained steady, with approximately 66% of program demand ...

A year of change: Phil Anderson

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2022
... said He said three exams have been run so far this year and conceded that the results haven't been great. "During the course of those three exams, 1457 candidates sat the exam and 648 passed. That pass rate has been concerningly low," he said. He ...

The time for change is now: Jones

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2022
... propositions. "I think some valid comments and representations have been made. We are consulting so let that run its full course," he added. On the subject of changes to professional standards, Jones said some people might say things are "hunky dory" ...

AMP cops $14.5m penalty over fees for no service

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2022
... Five AMP companies will pay $14.5 million for charging close to 1500 superannuation members fees for no service over the course of about three years. The Federal Court handed the fine to AMP Superannuation, AMP Financial Planning, Charter Financial Planning ...