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Dixon Advisory pays $7m for poor advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2022
... client circumstances − or advice models that lead to one-size-fits-all outcomes - are less likely to meet best interest duty obligations and can expose clients to a risk of capital loss." Dixon Advisory is currently in voluntary administration but ...

Mind the managed accounts roadblocks: MLC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2022
... to regain in the future," Bevan said. Perhaps most detrimental to the traction of implementation can be the best interest duty, he said. Explicitly, having too many compromises in how a program is built and too much of a focus on the adviser practice ...

Focus on providing 'good advice': QAR draft proposals

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2022
... information that is available to the provider at the time the advice is provided." In addition to replacing the best interest duty, this requirement would also replace the appropriate advice duty, the duty to warn the client and Chapter 7's duty ...

FSC analyses super, advice developments

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2022
... process through the lens of the consumer, removal of the safe harbour steps with greater clarity around how the Best Interest Duty is met and a review of key terms of advice (personal advice and general advice). Moreover, the retention of the Life Insurance ...

50% of advisers now offering ESG advice

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2022
... align with their values, and 65% agree that asking about client's ESG needs is required to fulfill their best interest duty." According to the report, the most popular topics discussed are renewable energy (53%), climate change (51%), fossil fuels ...

Barred adviser breaches ASIC order

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2022
... wanted advice on. ASIC also stated that he failed to understand what was required of him to comply with the best interest duty. A Magistrate's Court ruling disqualified Toledo until 5 September 2024; however it has since come to light that he continued ...

Padua launches new adviser tool

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022
... designed to reduce time spent on advice documents for their clients. "Advisers can produce the ROA or SOA, best interest duty (BID) statement and product comparison instantly and can also compare the fees and features across over 1,600 superannuation ...

Quality of Advice must consider digital: Ignition

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2022
... advice delivery. It can include delivery of personal advice with a Statement of Advice that complies with the best interest duty and related obligations. "From the perspective of Ignition Advice, if a serious step change is to be made towards achieving ...

Forum: Do managed accounts measure up?

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2021
... MLC Asset Management and Praemium will be available on the day to answer questions on managed accounts and Best Interest Duty (BID), portfolio returns and operational requirements. According to Rainmaker research, the managed accounts industry has surpassed ...

FSC advice reforms slash time, costs by 30%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2021
... "Anecdotally, we've been hearing for about two years that the interplay between the FASEA code of conduct, and the Best Interest Duty tests was causing the industry a great deal of angst." Many advice practitioners KPMG interviewed highlighted examples ...