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ASIC staff to investigate institutions from the inside

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2018
... be directed towards improving consumer access to the ASIC's Financial Adviser Register and ensuring compliance by licensees and advisers with the Future of Financial Advice laws. In a joint statement, Treasurer Scott Morrison and Minister for Financial ...

MetLife revamps relationship management and underwriting teams

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2018
... read of retail sales Matt Lippiatt said sales and underwriting work closely together with a one team mindset to support licensees and advisers. "These appointments significantly strengthen our capabilities, and I'm delighted to welcome our newcomers," ...

One measure not enough to revoke MySuper: APRA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2018
... of proposed APRA directions powers to assist in the regulator's ability to resolve issues in a timely manner with RSE licensees that consistently underperform, in addition to the regulator's proposed outcomes assessment, which it said will seek "to enable ...

XPLAN picks up Lumen integration

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018
... integrated its recently acquired data analytics solution with financial planning software XPLAN. IRESS has made it easier for licensees to identify actual and potential scenarios where advice standards are not being complied with by integrating data ...

Existing but unregistered advisers at risk

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2018
... time post-1 January 2019. Now, new 'provisional relevant providers' can only be added to FAR from 15 November 2019. Licensees adding existing advisers to their ranks must still notify ASIC about the existing provider when they are appointed. "These changes ...

IMAP awards managed accounts excellence

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2018
The Institute of Managed Account Professionals recognised the best investment managers, licensees and providers facilitating the rapid growth of the industry at its inaugural awards ceremony last night. Held at Sydney's Dockside at Cockle Bay Wharf ...

Adviser Ratings to predict licensees' quality of advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2018
Adviser Ratings is proposing a new rating system for Australia's 1800 financial advice licensees that could potentially predict instances of misconduct. The new system, outlined in a new white paper, will see licensees rated in two ways; the first using ...

FASEA bumps adviser CPD to 50 hours

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2018
... under the new standards. This means any bridging courses completed can be counted towards CPD hours. FASEA has suggested licensees take an active role in dictating the direction of CPD activities, also recommending they be required to publish a CPD policy ...

BTFG flags platform overhaul

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2018
... announced today represent a move away from pricing that has historically been differentiated between different advice licensees. Our new pricing will provide advisers and their clients access to the same simple, low capped administration fees on BT Panorama," ...

Advisers grapple with client retention

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2018
... planners as the degree equivalence requirements come into effect in 2024, and support from professional associations and licensees is needed to ensure a smooth transition," Peker said. Another trend reported was the rise of the self-licensed financial ...