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Why wait for Royal Commission to address trust?

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2018
... from the Royal Commission about professionalism in the industry. The commission heard that just 35% of all financial advisers hold a bachelor degree or above. Demonstrating how startling this fact is, the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority ...

CFSGAM prepares IPO, names board candidates

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2018
... of assets on behalf of institutional investors, pension funds, wholesale distributors, investment platforms, financial advisers and their clients worldwide.

Treat real estate agents like advisers: REIA

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2018
Real estate agents should be treated like financial advisers and be directly remunerated by the real estate vendor, the Real Estate Institute of Australia advised in a Royal Commission submission. REIA president Malcolm Gunning noted a proliferation ...

Westpac paid out $200m annually in conflicted remuneration

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2018
... payments received from product providers that are permitted or banned. Only permitted payments are passed onto financial advisers. However, on top of the annual $200 million in permitted conflicted remuneration, Wright explained Westpac has provided ...

No view on ending adviser commissions: AMP

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2018
... Regan replied. Regan said his personal preference would be fees-for-service, but that the status quo was for clients and advisers to make their own arrangements. Hodge then asked whether there was anything stopping AMP from adopting the position that ...

MLC launches digital underwriting platform

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2018
... innovation for quite some time. The traditional approach has been complex, lengthy and invasive for both customers and advisers. We know it can be done better," MLC Life Insurance chief underwriter Debbie Kennedy said. MLC will be able to tailor questions ...

Aged care becomes critical for advisers

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2018
Financial advice practices are waking to the idea that specialist aged and disability care advisers will become necessary for any planning business to thrive in coming decades. Mentor Education founder and director Mark Sinclair said the advice industry ...

Trustee services provider buys advice group

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2018
... investment and retirement outcomes in Australia. "Madison Financial Group's desire to lead and deliver solutions that enable advisers to spend more time delivering advice to their clients is invaluable to our growth plans in the financial services market," ...

OneVue to create digital community via acquisition

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2018
OneVue acquired an online education platform for both financial advisers and consumers as part of a wider strategy to better connect the advice and funds management industries with investors. OneVue has bought digital distribution and education platform ...

Social media singles out ASIC in Royal Commission coverage

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2018
... Commission should extend its reach to investigating ASIC. Not only have @asicmedia told the #BankingRC that some financial advisers charge up to $2000 in fees for no service, but they've also shown that the #big4 (+ AMP) paid 305 946 people #compensation ...