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Best-in-show funds pose pressing issues for advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2018
... not, why not rule." "Having a clear-cut, 10-fund list that forms the core of every adviser's superannuation Approved Product List (APL) would create consistency in the advice provided to clients. It would also, hopefully, provide advisers with a more ...

$900bn of wealth soon up for grabs: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2018
Financial adviser review service Adviser Ratings is anticipating an adviser exodus over the next five years, as scrutiny on the advice industry changes the landscape. According to Adviser Ratings research, structural transition of the industry will ...

Vertical integration needs overhaul: Poll

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2018
As the advice industry reels from the impact of Royal Commission misconduct revelations that stemmed from vertically-integrated models, seven in ten Financial Standard readers are of the opinion these model need a revamp. Starting May 7, we asked our ...

Blue Sky chair steps down amid business restructure

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2018
Blue Sky Alternative Investments' chair will step down at the annual general meeting and the group chief investment officer role will be made redundant as part of an overhaul of the company's business model and structure. Any executive directors other ...

RC suggests separating platforms and advice licensees

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
One of the key points made by Senior Counsel Assisting Rowena Orr at the end of the financial advice Royal Commission was that vertical integration of advice licensees and platform providers carries systemic risk. Orr said that licensees using approved ...

Blue Sky funds downgraded after profit revisions

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018
Two Blue Sky funds have been rated "unapproved" and "low investment grade" by SQM Research after the manager conceded it had fallen short of shareholder expectations. Blue Sky's Alternatives Access Fund was downgraded to 3.25 stars and recommended as ...

AFA responds to 'disappointing' PJC life insurance report

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2018
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has slammed the Parliamentary Joint Committee's report on life insurance, highlighting several aspects as surprising, perplexing and disappointing. The AFA hit out at the PJC's assessment of the direct, group ...

PJC doubts life insurance industry can self-regulate

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2018
A Parliamentary Joint Committee on life insurance said it is "not convinced" the industry can sufficiently self-regulate and is recommending the co-regulatory approach foreshadowed by ASIC. In its final report, the PJC on Corporations and Financial ...

Listed wealth group appoints state manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018
An ASX-listed financial services firm is welcoming a new state manager for NSW/ACT to grow its share of the independent financial adviser market. ClearView has promoted business development manager Michael Fox to the role, charged with building support ...

Life insurer profitably improving: APRA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018
Life insurers ended 2017 on a positive note, reporting solid investment revenue performance and an improvement in profitability. APRA's latest statistics in the 12 months to December 2017 show the life insurance industry recorded total revenue of $36.2 ...