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ASIC FAR drops as deadline looms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2022
... cease providing personal advice from October 1. Under the legislation, these advisers have until tomorrow to get off the ASIC FAR to be able to sit the exam at a later date and, if they pass, return to providing advice without the need for an undergraduate ...

No escaping volatility: AMP

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2022
... down economic activity and growth to get inflation down, but in the process, there's a big possibility that they go too far. If they hike rates too much the economy faces a downturn and that's why we've seen share markets respond in the way ...

Still work to do on QAR: Levy

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2022
... Financial Planning Association of Australia chief executive Sarah Abood and SMSF Association chief executive John Maroney. So far, Levy said most of the feedback she's received has been positive. What she said has been most surprising is the response ...

The untold story of adviser education

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2022
... haven't started or don't intend to study, Knight believes there should probably be a sunset period but didn't go so far as to say what that should be. In closing, Knight relayed that Kaplan believes the advice profession should stand for ...

A year of change: Phil Anderson

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2022
... to giving greater recognition or so much recognition that has been proposed," he said He said three exams have been run so far this year and conceded that the results haven't been great. "During the course of those three exams, 1457 candidates sat ...

The time for change is now: Jones

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2022
... link on the opening day of the conference, Jones spoke of the Quality of Advice Review and the sweeping changes proposed so far, saying: "Now is the time. We want to ensure we do it properly, we want to ensure we don't just reset the clock on problems ...

Ethereum merge: What it means for crypto

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2022
... added: "It's difficult to overstate just how significant the merge is." "It's certainly the biggest Ethereum upgrade by far, is widely considered the biggest upgrade of any blockchain ever, and many people would argue that it is up there with the ...

Apex Group wins Laguna Bay mandate

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2022
The global financial services provider has been appointed by agriculture fund manager Laguna Bay to provide fund administration services. As part of the mandate, Apex will assist in the establishment of Laguna Bay's third investment vehicle and ...

Adviser losses now baked in: Rainmaker

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2022
... scenario hypothesises that if the number of advisers drops by 5% each year, by 2042 there will only be 6000 advisers on the FAR. "All these projection scenarios may seem ridiculous. But they serve a purpose; they reinforce that the current trend of advice ...

Crescent Wealth invests in water rights

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2022
The Islamic superannuation fund is investing in Australian water rights via Pinnacle's Riparian Capital Partners. The investments are held by Crescent Wealth's socially and environmentally responsible investment options in funds managed by Riparian ...