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ASIC moves to make licensees FASEA compliant

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2018
... managers would have to pass the financial adviser exam by 2021, satisfy the degree requirements applicable to existing advisers by 2024 and complete the required CPD. ASIC has also proposed that any responsible manager has spent at least three of the ...

More than half of advisers without association membership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2018
Latest research suggests more than half of the financial advisers in Australia are not affiliated with any industry association, despite the impending professional standards reform. Rainmaker analysis shows just 12,400 of Australia's financial advisers ...

DomaCom, DFS establish $4.1m sub-fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2018
... manager, DFSPS has unlocked the retail potential of the non-bank sector by making this sub-fund available to clients and advisers who utilise its portfolio services," Naoumidis said. According to DFS managing director Stephen Romic, accessing and managing ...

Westpac admits it didn't take FoFA seriously

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2018
... refunds and administration of its salaried planners. It is working to identify how big the issue is for the bank's aligned advisers. On Friday, Westpac said it was expecting its compensation bill to shave off $281 million from its FY18 cash earnings ...

Practifi continues growth trajectory

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2018
Practifi entered a strategic partnership with a Sydney-based regtech to help financial advisers ensure their Statements of Advice are compliant. Advisers using the Practifi platform will now have access to TIQK, a regtech solution that combines compliance ...

Advisers choose their own journey on BT hub

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2018
... included pricing changes across investment platforms and the launch of BT Panorama Compact. BT Open Services is open to all advisers and licensees irrespective of whether they have a relationship with BT platforms. Head of BT Open, Phil Butterworth said ...

FPA and AFA aim to administer adviser standards

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2018
The Financial Planning Association of Australia and the Association of Financial Advisers are putting cases forward to manage adviser compliance schemes resulting from the industry's new education and ethics standards. The FPA told its member base ...

Assistant Treasurer warns super funds to lift engagement game

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2018
... Australian Payroll Association Conference in Melbourne last week that employers aren't superannuation experts or financial advisers and should not be helping employees choose super funds or join other funds. Doing so is against the law. A straw poll ...

NAB signals more bad advice remediation

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2018
... review methodology for this matter, it said, adding it has started assessing certain cohorts of customers with financial advisers employed by the group. "The potential outcome and total costs associated with this investigation remain uncertain," it said. ...

AMP hires from MLC

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2018
... development, Egan will be responsible for strengthening AMP's $39 billion North platform, working closely with financial advisers and customers to hone the investment product offering and administrative efficiency. Egan will report to AMP's director ...