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FPA launches new ROA solution template

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2020
... and tailoring the ROA to their clients' financial position and goals quickly and efficiently." The FPA has called on licensees to support the initiative and allow financial advisers to use the template for the COVID-19 ERS scheme. "Financial advice is ...

IOOF, CountPlus, Iress want better path to fee consent

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020
Licensees and platform providers have joined forces to call for a consistent industry approach to managing the Advice Fee Consent legislation. The proposed legislation, which is part of the government's Royal Commission reforms, requires platform operators ...

APRA to track ERS payment times

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2020
... government's temporary early release of superannuation scheme. From next week, registrable superannuation entity (RSE) licensees will be asked to complete and submit the regulators new Early Release Initiative (ERI) data collection form each week until ...

APRA questioned on fund liquidity

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2020
... arise." Bragg put the regulator on notice to answer how it monitors and assesses the liquidity management plans of RSE licensees. APRA will also need to explain the how it monitors stress-testing compliance as well as the regulators scenarios for stress ...

ERS can be drawn from multiple funds: ATO

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... trustees understand their ongoing responsibilities. APRA said in dealing with payments to members under the ERS scheme RSE licensees are expected to make payments within five business days of the ATO confirming the members determination for release. ...

Isolated advisers enter the digital age

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... the pandemic has kick-started a digital revolution in advice. "For financial planners, financial planning businesses, licensees and the financial services industry more broadly, there's been accusations of us being collectively slow in embracing ...

Trading platforms see record use

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... "The sales team grew this quarter in order to support several bulk transition opportunities and the growing pipeline of licensees, advisers and other intermediaries interested in the platform," Self Wealth said. It wasn't the only firm to notice ...

Morningstar releases time saving tool amid crisis

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... help streamline strategy selection, product comparison and document editing to make processes faster and easier for licensees and advisers. Morningstar said the software addition comes at a challenging time for financial advisers. "Recent events have ...

ASIC cancels slew of AFSLs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020
... 2018 and 2019. ASIC determined the licensee had failed to comply with the law and conditions of its AFSL. All three licensees have the right to appeal ASIC's decision and seek a review by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. ASIC has cancelled the AFSLs ...

New firm joins Count Financial network

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2020
... had been looking for the appropriate partner by "speed dating, then short-listing" the offerings of about 14 different licensees. Affinitas Financial Planning is part of the wider Affinitas group, a Queensland-based business that provides individual ...