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Do not take adviser loyalty for granted: research

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2014
... loyalty for granted, as new research shows that planners are exercising choice when it comes to platforms. The number of advisers using a platform due to the dealer group's preferences has fallen from 36% last year to 29% in 2014, according to the latest ...

AFA appoints chief commercial officer

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2014
The Association of Financial Advisers has created the role of chief commercial officer, a position responsible for the association's commercial relationships with stakeholders and consumer campaigns. Pinnacle Practice director Anne Fuchs will take over ...

Planners unite to create innovation platform

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2014
... innovative products and services are well-kept secrets and until now there hasn't been a central source or directory for advisers to gain access to them." "Instead of inventing something yourself, it might be useful to see what's out there," he added. ...

Latest Financial Standard issue available on the iPad app

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2014
... We also profile Australian Unity Personal Financial Services chief executive Steve Davis look at the opportunities for advisers in 'digital advice.' You can read these articles on your iPad by downloading Financial Standard iPadA(C) app free from the ...

ASIC lowers wholesale investor threshold to $2.5 million

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2014
... (SMSF) trustees with net assets of at least $2.5 million could be classified as wholesale investors by their financial advisers, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has determined. The regulator has issued a statement to clarify ...

Digital advice to jumpstart $5.6 trillion land grab

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2014
... institutions, it indicates that in the future, the battle lines will not be drawn between aligned and non-aligned financial advisers but rather between the dispensable advisers (those who cannot offer value above and beyond digital advice and bespoke ...

CBA, ASIC unveil details of new compensation scheme

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014
... compliance with the conditions. "The expert will also review whether the steps taken by the licensees to identify both the advisers and the clients that were covered by the compensation program were reasonable," ASIC said. A CBA written statement confirmed ...

Resources needed for outcomes, regulators warn Treasury

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014
... "proactive risk-based surveillance on areas of high risk to investors and financial consumers." "We will focus on financial advisers and managed investment schemes. We will also continue to undertake reactive surveillance where we see possible misconduct," ...

ASIC cracks down on advisers over PI insurance

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has cancelled seven Australian financial services (AFS) licenses that did not comply with professional indemnity (PI) insurance obligations. The review targeted licensees which had not requested ...

CommInsure nabs Asteron head of underwriting

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014
... delivering CommInsure life insurance products and services to clients through both independent and bank-aligned financial advisers. According to the job description, the CommInsure head of retail advice underwriting is in charge of leading and developing ...