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MetLife upgrades adviser platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2021
MetLife Australia unveiled a new digital platform for financial advisers to cater to regulatory and product changes that took effect this month. Key product changes follow APRA's reforms to income protection which kicked off in October. The platform ...

End of the road for Dollarmites

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2021
... we are committed to continuing to provide the programs and services they need." CBA will shift its school financial education program to a new website, CommBank Youth Hub. CHOICE chief executive Alan Kirkland said that, in reality, "Dollarmites was a ...

Better Advice Bill gets green light

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2021
... setting professional standards for the financial advice industry and the important contribution towards improving the education, training and ethical standards in the sector. "The Morrison Government is committed to continuing to improve the regulatory ...

Advisers closer to professionalisation: FASEA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2021
... Glenfield commended financial advisers who have embraced raising industry standards and embarked on improving their education levels. "The uplifting of financial adviser levels of education represents a key component of Parliament's vision to build a ...

CountPlus to acquire Challenger SMSF business

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2021
... certificates and has a subscriber base of around 3000 accounting firms and 11,000 SMSF professionals. It is one of the largest education providers in the SMSF space. Managing director Douglas McBirnie will stay in the role and all team members will remain ...

Industry mixed over FSC advice framework

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 OCT 2021
... also wants to see the FSC propose the separation of risk advisers from financial advisers, especially in relation to education and training. "Specialist risk advisers provide different services to financial planners," he said. "It doesn't make sense ...

Students opt for healthcare over finance: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2021
... the 1000 respondents who took part in the global survey, more Australians see themselves working in healthcare (24%), education (22%) and medicine/science (20%), than in finance (17%). However, nearly half of Aussies are reassessing their career paths ...

Adviser exam cost jumps under new bill

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2021
... automatically be considered significant under the breach reporting regime. This includes advisers' failure to comply with education and training standards, and code of ethics. Senator Jane Hume is taking industry feedback on the exposure draft regulations ...

Actuary of the Year named

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2021
... Intergenerational Equity Index for the Actuaries Institute which sought to understand the impact of the environment, housing, education, economics and health on different generations. "The Intergenerational Index plants a signpost in the ground and says ...

JPMorgan Chase acquires financial planning platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2021
... mission. Together, we can multiply our impact to help more students and their families achieve their financial goals and education dreams," Javice said. Chase already has strong ties to college communities in the US, with branches and ATMs in or close ...