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Vanguard Super institutes advice fee function, tweaks options

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2023
... have advice fees deducted directly from their SaveSmart account when personal advice is provided by a licenced financial adviser registered with the super fund. There are some caveats regarding the payment of advice fees from Vanguard Super's lifecycle ...

ASIC updates qualified tax relevant provider definition

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 NOV 2023
Financial advisers who are both a relevant provider and a registered tax agent now satisfy the definition of a "qualified tax relevant provider" without having to undertake specific courses, according to ASIC. The corporate regulator said it made a ...

Bridges adviser base drops 20%

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2023
... Financial ramps up its restructure. Twenty-three Bridges authorised representatives ceased on the ASIC Financial Adviser Register in September, dragging the advice group's total number down to 104, Rainmaker modelling of the dataset reveals. Bridges ...

Former adviser lands in jail

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2023
... continued to dismiss the client's query until the latter contacted the police. According to ASIC's Financial Adviser Register, Sebo was licensed under MCA Financial Planners between May 2014 and September 2018. Between January 2009 and April 2014, he ...

Adviser registration deadline extended again

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2023
ASIC has again extended the date for financial advisers' registration requirements to 1 February 2024. Advisers previously had until October 1 to register on ASIC's Financial Advisers Register. The original deadline date was set for 1 January 2023. ...

Experience pathway enshrined in legislation

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2023
The highly anticipated legislation that recognises veteran financial advisers as professionals and exempts them from undertaking further qualifications has passed both houses of parliament. The Labor government passed Treasury Laws Amendment (2023 Measures ...

ASIC cracks down on former adviser, comedian

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2023
... couldn't spot a scam then "Joe Blow out there hasn't got a hope in hell." According to ASIC's Financial Adviser Register, Valvo was licensed by NextGen Financial Group at the time of the alleged conduct. In September 2021 he moved to We Are ...

Financial Standard kicks off Power50 voting

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2023
Voting is now open for the 2023 FS Power50, recognising the most influential financial advisers in Australia. This year, Financial Standard received more than 200 nominations for the FS Power50, with 116 progressing to the voting stage. "The FS Power ...

Madison FG, Godfrey Pembroke's PDG combine services

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2023
... authorised representatives overseeing $3 billion of FUA at the end of June, according to ASIC's Financial Adviser Register. Godfrey Pembroke currently has 59 advisers. The Heads of Agreement with Madison comes to light as Godfrey Pembroke advisers ...

FSCP issues slap on the wrist to adviser

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023
... actions available to it, providing a written reprimand," he said. A reprimand is not published on the Financial Adviser Register but is provided to an adviser's AFSL. "It's somewhat along the lines of saying, 'You didn't get this right ...