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Treasury to scrap advice admin burdens, boosts intra-fund advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2023
... sophisticated client (accepted in principle as per Recommendation 11). More details about the replacement SoA and the Financial Adviser Code of Ethics will be released in due course. As for conflicted remuneration, Jones accepted many components of Recommendation ...

Advisers outsourcing to amplify investment capabilities: Mason Stevens

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2023
A Mason Stevens whitepaper says that financial advisers are increasingly embracing outsourcing of their investment capability. Mason Stevens said the main economics of outsourcing are the time freed up for the adviser to nurture client relationships ...

No regrets: Hayne reflects on Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2023
... Royal Commission, former High Court justice Kenneth Hayne stands by his recommendations that upended the banking and financial services sectors. Making a rare appearance at the International Congress of Actuaries in Sydney this morning, Commissioner ...

Experience pathway could create two adviser tiers

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAY 2023
... experienced provider is an individual who completed a minimum of 10 years full-time equivalent experience as a financial adviser that does not need to be consecutive between 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2021. The individual must also have a clean disciplinary ...

FAAA suggests adviser pathway tweaks

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2023
The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) has supported the government's experienced adviser pathway proposal, though suggests the measure be better targeted. The proposal, opened to consultation last month, seeks to clarify the educational ...

Experience pathway consultation opens

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2023
... financial advisers and new entrants. Treasury Laws Amendment (Measures for Consultation) Bill 2023: Financial Adviser Standards states that an adviser with 10 years of cumulative experience providing advice between 1 January 2007 and 31 December 2021 ...

Government divulges vision for superannuation

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 APR 2023
... disparity that needs to be addressed. Of note, according to Rainmaker Information's breakdown of the ASIC Financial Adviser Register, financial adviser numbers are at their lowest in almost two decades, with a net 3250 (17.3%) exiting the sector ...

NZ advisers begin new licensing regime

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2023
... Authority to be able to service retail clients. Kiwi advisers previously operated under three categories: Registered Financial Adviser (RFA), Authorised Financial Adviser (AFA) and Qualifying Financial Entities (QFE) adviser. The new regime took two ...

Spotlight shines brighter on climate reporting: Expert

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2023
... they need to manage climate risks and invest in new opportunities," Chalmers said. "It will ensure large business and financial institutions are providing more information and greater transparency on how they are responding to climate change and supporting ...

FPA policy and advocacy lead steps down

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2023
The Financial Planning Association of Australia's general manager of policy and advocacy will step down after seven years with the organisation. Ben Marshan joined the FPA in 2015 as a manager for professional standards and advocacy and moved into several ...