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Ignition Wealth appoints inaugural chairman

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2015
... since 2012. He was previously vice chairman of Citigroup Australia and Merrill Lynch Australia. "The financial planning industry is facing significant cost and regulatory pressures for independent advice, which requires innovative solutions," said Meurer. ...

Regulation is not the only answer: Herbert Smith Freehills

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2015
... deterrence, remediation or punishment? Or all three?" Referring to the recent regulatory changes in the financial planning industry, he said: "Regulators are now talking about regulating the culture of the organisations they supervise. Good luck with ...

More calls for Royal Commission

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2015
Australian Senator John Williams has reiterated calls for a Royal Commission in to the financial planning industry. Williams told ABC he was not satisfied by IOOF's response last week when the company's managing director Christopher Kelaher was asked ...

David Koch joins forces with Adviser Ratings

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2015
... Financial Advisers (AFA). Speaking about Adviser Ratings, Koch said that "Over the last few years, the financial planning industry has faced a torrid time, plagued by numerous financial planning scandals. "Adviser Ratings is an important initiative to ...

Griffith, FPA launch academic advice journal

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2015
... and March, and will include six peer-reviewed academic articles covering the full spectrum of the financial planning industry. "The journal is a key initiative at a crucial time for the industry, and will provide a focal point for research around financial ...

Don't rage against the machine

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2015
... Private, Callinan, challenged the notion that the new wave of automated wealth management will turn the financial planning industry on its head. "Consumers increasingly want to do things via their smart phone and, though unfairly, the level of trust ...

Groups call for default super fund decoupling

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2015
... existed." "The industry funds movement has been very vocal about removing conflicts of interest from the financial planning industry. It is now time for them to apply the same standards within," Latto said. He said any conflict of interest, perceived ...

FEATURE: Adviser education

FINANCIAL STANDARD  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2015
With minimum education standards surely now set to rise in the financial planning industry, the Financial Standard team has asked experts to outline what the new rules might look like and the possible routes advisers can take. What qualities will the ...

ISA and AIST want changes to professionalism model

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2015
... Advisers Register can be harnessed "as a vehicle to ensure compliance with higher standards." "The financial planning industry will not be able to achieve its ambition of being regarded a profession, while advisers can be paid conflicted remuneration," ...

Advice industry faces insurance quandary

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2015
... Group chief executive Nick Moore endorsed the idea, saying it was "part of the evolution of the whole financial planning industry," even if it did potentially "introduce an element of regulatory moral hazard by reducing incentive for stringent regulation." ...