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Midwinter launches scaled advice division

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2015
... the time it takes to provide new features and updates to clients. "The cost benefits in us being able to maintain a single code base that caters for every possible device is clear, and these are cost benefits we will be looking to pass on to our clients." ...

Frydenberg sets fuse on Trowbridge time bomb

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2015
... end to non-commission benefits, the inclusion of more providers on approved product lists and introducing a Life Insurance Code of Practice. "I think these are all really worthy of consideration," said Frydenberg. "My preference is that it is the industry ...

FSC hails register a step towards profession status

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2015
... financial advisers and the advice sector. We support the ASIC register, national exams, university degrees and an adherence to a code of ethics. "The sector will evolve into a profession - as it must."

Trowbridge releases final report

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2015
... retail life providers on its APL; that licensees and advisers address cultural barriers to reform; and that a Life Insurance Code of Practice is developed, modelled on the General Insurance Code of Practice. The report follows on with four implementation ...

ASX will cut clearing fees if monopoly extended

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2015
... discussing a new tiered clearing fee structure which will apply to all customers if a five-year extension to the current Code of Practice that ASX put in place in August 2013 is agreed. The new fee structure, based on the average $3.8 billion value cleared ...

Life insurance commissions must remain an option: AFA

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2015
... rated 75 files (37%) as failed. Anderson said that adviser education, a change in culture within the industry or following a code of conduct are key to improve life insurance advice.

Industry insurance report to focus on advice remuneration model

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2015
... the consistency on adviser training and education, as well as the possibility of introducing some sort of life insurance code of conduct. According to the FSC, the working group has received over 60 submissions from a wide range of stakeholders but mainly ...

BetaShares launches ASX-listed ETF for US equities

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2015
... performance of the FTSE RAFI US 1000 Index before fees and expenses. The BetaShares FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF will trade under the ASX code 'QUS'. The equities in the index are weighted based on the economic size of each company, rather than on the market ...

Medcraft backs national adviser exam

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2015
Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) chairman Greg Medcraft has come out in support of a new national exam for financial advisers. Medcraft backed the proposal in an op-ed published in the Australian Financial Review. "I strongly ...

Rename general advice, disclose ownership: FSI

LAURA MILLAN  |  SUNDAY, 7 DEC 2014
The name 'general advice' is misleading consumers and should be replaced with a term that helps reduce misinterpretation, the Financial System Inquiry (FSI) recommended. "The use of the word 'advice' may cause consumers to believe the information is ...