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ANZ dragged its heels on adviser misconduct

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018
... Advice told the Royal Commission the group took "too long to act" on adviser misconduct. Darren Whereat discussed the case study of former RI Advice authorised representative John Doyle with Senior Counsel Assisting Rowena Orr. Despite Whereat attending ...

RECAP: Advice in the Royal Commission spotlight (Day 4 and 5)

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018
... ASIC is not prepared for ASIC reports. See More: Dead advice clients slugged ongoing service fees Royal Commission case study: advice put retirement in ruins ASIC totally unprepared for advice reforms: Tynan Treasurer backs ASIC investigations

One third of Aussies struggling financially

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018
A study into financial wellbeing of Australians has found that almost a quarter of the population is just getting by, while a further 13% struggle to meet day-to-day financial commitments. The ANZ Financial Wellbeing survey shows more than a third of ...

Royal Commission case study: advice put retirement in ruins

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2018
A Westpac case study analysed by the Royal Commission has demonstrated the devastating impact of inappropriate financial advice. Providing testimony in the first case study of inappropriate advice to be explored by the Commission, former Westpac customer ...

Why wait for Royal Commission to address trust?

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2018
... require even those financial advisers whom hold a bachelor's degree to complete a bridging course comprising three units of study. The proposed standards have been met with fierce opposition from the industry, with the Financial Planning Association ...

Aged care becomes critical for advisers

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2018
... Aged Care Specialists are adamant this advice solution is a market opportunity in its own right and advisers that undertake study and accreditation will be positioned as market leaders. Aged Care Specialists' Greg Roberts said with the growth of Australia's ...

AMP admits to serious misconduct in RC submissions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2018
... charging of fees for no service. Orr confirmed that AMP's conduct in relation to fees for no service would serve as a case study later in the advice hearings. Further, AMP acknowledged that since 2009 it has identified 81 advisers with potential ...

UK fund managers must improve fairness

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018
The UK's financial services conduct regulator has released new rules for fund managers as part of its ongoing study into the asset management market. The latest Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) report states that fund managers, as the agents of investors ...

FPA to fight latest FASEA proposals

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2018
... 20 years building a culture of learning amongst planners. These announcements by FASEA and a refusal to acknowledge the study done in advanced diplomas and the Certified Financial Planner program will undermine that learning culture if it is not reviewed," ...

Robo-advisers a hard pill to swallow for Aussie investors: CFA

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2018
... or more in investable assets in 12 markets. About 7% of the retail investors were from Australia. One of the aims of the study was to look for links between trust and technology. "While technology facilitates trust most with younger investors, investors ...