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Shoddy exam feedback fuels adviser stress

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 DEC 2021
Financial advisers who failed the mandatory examination multiple times are slamming FASEA's feedback process, claiming it is inconsistent and fails to help them stay in the industry. As the failure rate continues to balloon, advisers making genuine ...

Morningstar cuts fair value estimate for Magellan

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 21 DEC 2021
Morningstar cut its fair value estimate for narrow-moat Magellan Financial Group by 25% to $38 per share, after the fund manager lost a major mandate. That's according to a note from analyst Shaun Ler, who said the impact of St James' Place (SJP) cutting ...

February 2022 adviser exam dates released

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 DEC 2021
As part of its new remit, ASIC has released the first round of examination dates for financial advisers in 2022. The first exam sittings of 2022 will be held on February 17, 18, 19 and 21. Enrolments for this sitting will be open from 10 January 2022 ...

Firetrail Investments launches global equity fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2021
The new fund is led by Patrick Hodgens, James Miller, and Justin Gray, who have worked together for more than 15 years running high conviction investment strategies. The Firetrail S3 Global Opportunities Fund aims to outperform the MSCI Global Index ...

What you read in 2021

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2021
In another year of lockdowns and uncertainty, Financial Standard 's most read stories show all eyes were on the changing nature of the superannuation sector. Industry consolidation and the Your Future, Your Super performance test underscore the ...

FSC names acting chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021
The Financial Services Council appointed an acting chief executive as it looks to replace Sally Loane, who steps down on December 23. Blake Briggs, currently the deputy chief executive of the FSC, will take the top job in the interim. Briggs joined ...

PIMCO revives local LIT plans

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2021
After almost two years of delay, PIMCO is planning to launch its first Australian listed investment trust in March next year. PIMCO, which has been managing listed funds globally for about 25 years, said the new offering will seek to address Australian ...

More advisers fail FASEA exam

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 DEC 2021
Only half of the financial advisers who sat the November exam passed, making this the lowest pass rate on record. Fifty-two percent of the 2129 advisers who sat the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority exam were successful. The pass rate ...

Financial Advice Hub goes live

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2021
The one-stop shop for regulatory information for financial advisers launched on December 7. ASIC unveiled the new webpage following feedback from the industry that its resources were hard to find. The hub now consolidates ASIC's existing regulatory ...

Kelly Partners acquires in NSW

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2021
Kelly Partners Group acquired a financial advice and accounting firm based in Sydney's Northern Beaches. The unnamed wealth management firm is expected to generate between $910,000 and $1.3 million for its new owner. When the transaction finalises in ...