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Royal Commission cracks down on life insurance phone sales

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2018
... indigenous woman who was convinced into buying a funeral insurance policy with Let's Insure (which is owned by Select AFSL) even though she was already covered. Marika said she couldn't fully understand the representative, who spoke over her ...

ASIC slams SMSF advice, flags further education reform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2018
... related obligations. Of the 102 licensees, 97 were found to have provided non-compliant advice. ASIC identified several limited AFSL holders and providers operating under a limited authorisation that had also provided deficient advice. As a result ASIC ...

CBA advice compensation bill balloons

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2018
... high-risk advisers and found 16 were potentially high risk. KordaMentha said it was satisfied with the processes CBA used to select samples and review the appropriateness of advice given, and how it calculated customers' potential financial loss. Of ...

Managed accounts platform doubles FUA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2017
... funds platform mFund. The following month, WealthO2 launched Super Simplifier, software solutions that enable clients to select a mix of investments from a pool of assets broader than that of a retail or industry fund.

Midwinter recruits to strengthen cyber security strategy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2017
... on with business as usual." Plummer said licensees are acutely aware of their regulatory obligations, requiring that the AFSL have adequate resources to protect confidential and other information, in addition to reviewing IT security arrangements. "We ...

Fintech Nod takes on the unadvised

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2017
... bids from advisers containing information about cost of the advice, know the adviser's experience and personal rating, select an adviser, receive the advice, and make a payment. As the platform provider, Nod collects a fee from each transaction completed ...

Boutique advice firm joins Fortnum

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016
... best-of-breed services to high net worth individuals and families. "We considered all our options, including applying for our own AFSL, and conducted an extensive review of the market before deciding to partner with Fortnum," Cardena Private Wealth director ...

AdviceIQ appoints former Premium Wealth CEO

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2016
... challenges and opportunities in the world of advice will be invaluable." "AdviceIQ is a unique boutique AFSL, with a small and select group of exceptional practices and I look forward to working with them. Whilst we do have plans for growth, they are ...

Midwinter unveils digital advice platform

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015
... the event an investor's situation becomes too complex for them to self-manage, the program can "escalate" the matter to the AFSL. Although it is very much an automated advice solution, Midwinter product manager, digital advice Halie Samson said she preferred ...

Macquarie to close Risk Advice Specialists

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2015
... Macquarie has confirmed it will close Risk Advice Specialists, a boutique advisory dealer group operating under the Macquarie AFSL. Financial Standard understands that the five Risk Advice Specialists planners will transition to other licensees outside ...