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AFSL launches new IFA dealer service

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2018
... handling support. "Affinia Access aims to empower AFSLs to operate independently and with confidence. Being a financial planner and operating a licensee are very different roles requiring different skills and expertise. For this reason it is important ...

Industry bodies respond to RG97 review

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2018
Several industry bodies have welcomed the recommendations aiming to overhaul fee and cost disclosure practices of superannuation funds and managed investments under Regulatory Guide 97. Darren McShane, appointed by ASIC to spearhead the independent ...

BTFG will pay back grandfathered commissions to customers

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2018
BT Financial Group will pass on the benefit of banning grandfathered commissions to its clients instead of retaining it, the Financial Services Council Summit heard. BT Financial Group general manager advice Michael Wright told Financial Standard the ...

FASEA releases professional year guidance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2018
... referred to by this term and no other similar term, meaning they cannot be referred to as a financial adviser or financial planner throughout that 12 month period. Consultation on the proposed professional year guidance is now open and will close at ...

AAT reduces former adviser's ban

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2018
A former financial planner who lied about his planning qualifications will be able to provide financial services again in 2022, after his original ban was reduced. Permanently banned from providing financial services by ASIC in 2016, former Hobart financial ...

Advisers grapple with client retention

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2018
... needed to ensure a smooth transition," Peker said. Another trend reported was the rise of the self-licensed financial planner. One-in-five have their own AFSL - the numbers have doubled since 2012. Additionally, the vast majority (78%) of this cohort ...

Mirae Asset Management hires distribution head

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2018
... his most recent role, Gunawan was responsible for establishing Allan Gray and Orbis Global Investments across financial planner networks in New South Wales and Western Australia, Mirae said. Prior to this, he was a Russell Investments portfolio strategist ...

Industry expert joins SMSFA board

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2018
... specialist is joining the board of the SMSF Association on September 1. Verante Financial Planning director and financial planner Liam Shorte will replace Andrew Gale, who is stepping down after a six-year tenure. Sydney-based Shorte has 27 years' experience ...

Advisers name top platform provider

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2018
Financial advisers rated Netwealth as the top administration platform in Adviser Ratings' annual satisfaction survey. More than 1100 advisers surveyed in the Financial Advice Landscape Report said Netwealth delivered the best investment functionality. ...

ASIC takes financial planner to court

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2018
ASIC is taking a Queensland-based financial planner to the Supreme Court, after his licensee reported him to the corporate regulator. Brett Andrew Gordon operated a financial planning business, Refocus Financial Group on the Sunshine Coast. He held ...