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Praemium renews Asgard contract

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 DEC 2018
... Arguably its biggest signing of 2018 came in June when Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Australia signed its 115 financial advisers to the SMA technology. This was after Praemium succeeded in retaining JBWere for another two years in June.

Grandfathered commissions: Where to from here?

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 DEC 2018
Almost two-thirds of financial advisers are against the removal of grandfathered commissions. A recent poll conducted by Financial Standard's sister publication FS Advice found 63% of respondents do not believe the payment of grandfathered commissions ...

ASIC sharpens focus on managed accounts

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 DEC 2018
... engagement phase, the association said, adding the scope will be broad and encompass platforms, managed account issuers, advisers, SMAs, MDAs and IDPS'. ASIC has additionally commissioned a survey of advisers along with a benchmarking study into managed ...

ASIC cans advice business AFSL

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 DEC 2018
... superannuation in the practice. ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of Evermore Money Management, home to about 40 financial advisers. It has been ordered to wind down its business by 20 December 2018. Surveillance conducted by the regulator found a representative ...

Portfolio implementation delays costing investors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 DEC 2018
... clients for actively managed, tailored and responsive portfolio management are growing," Lonsec said. "Increasingly, advisers need to be able to justify the costs involved in providing advice, and this means being able to show that their investment solutions ...

Advice associations combine for code monitoring

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 18 DEC 2018
... participating in the agreement to-date include the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA); Association of Financial Advisers (AFA); Boutique Financial Planners (BFP); Financial Services Institute of Australasia (FINSIA); Self-Managed Super ...

Adviser exam draft legislation released

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 17 DEC 2018
... will be open book for all statutory components. The exam will cover the regulatory and legal obligations of financial advisers, applied ethical and professional reasoning, and financial advice construction. The assessment will be conducted in a range ...

Responsible investing rises on advice agenda

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2018
The proportion of financial advisers who advise on responsible investing has almost doubled in the past two years, the latest industry survey reveals. The Investment Trends 2018 Adviser Product and Marketing Needs Report, which surveyed 766 Australian ...

FASEA to assess professional advice designations

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2018
... apply for accreditation, informing them of the process by which they can have their course content approved. Existing advisers that have completed a professional designation - such as the Financial Planning Association's Certified Financial Planner program ...

CBA stashes cash for compliance

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2018
... indemnity provision for historical NewCo-related remediation issues, including ongoing service fees charged by aligned advisers in the wealth management group. NewCo is CBA's newly-branded wealth management and mortgage broking company preparing to demerge ...