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Parliament repeals key FoFA amendments

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2015
... 2013 clients; and the repeal of the opt-in requirement. The bill repeals changes to the best interests duty and scaled advice, the execution only provision, changes to allow the payment of mixed benefits; and the general advice exemption relating to ...

ASIC sees potential for "large scale loss" in robo-advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2015
... lowering the cost of services, educating consumers and increasing the amount of people receiving advice through scaled advice," Macaulay said. "But the sector needs to improve the compliance and record keeping. There is also the potential for large scale ...

ASIC's robo-advice taskforce to monitor AFSLs

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2015
... The new taskforce is examining the adequacy of compensation arrangements, algorithms and the interaction between scaled advice and the best interest duty. "We have observed that some start-up businesses may offer a specific or scaled advice service-for ...

Midwinter gives Dover discount digital advice

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2015
... Standard in May, AdviceOS is a holistic digital advice solution, which enables clients of AFSLs to self-process simple scaled advice tasks based on specific investment objectives or broader "life goals". Goals and outcomes are then represented visually ...

Industry fund advice on the rise

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2015
... through multiple channels - including online, phone and face-to-face - and different structures, such piecemeal, scaled advice, intra-fund advice and holistic advice. "This survey indicates that the not-for-profit sector is shaping up to be a very significant ...

Adviser input key to super fund switch: report

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2015
... reasons for this include a lack of trust in financial advisers, low financial literacy, and lack of availability of scaled advice," Roy Morgan Research industry communications director Norman Morris said. The report was based on the answers to 250,000 ...

Netwealth rolls out Model Office improvements

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2015
... the client experience. Improvements to the software's look and ease of navigation to the various scaled and non-scaled advice documents are based on adviser feedback. The developments were made over 18 months and involved 20 financial advisers and 16 ...

Midwinter unveils digital advice platform

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015
... advice'. Based on the company's AdviceOS software, the platform will enable clients of AFSLs to self-process simple scaled advice tasks based on specific investment objectives or broader "life goals". Goals and outcomes are then represented visually ...

Midwinter launches scaled advice division

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2015
Software provider Midwinter has set up a scaled advice division and appointed a former Fortnum Financial executive to lead the company's strategy in this area. Halie Samson will be head of scaled advice at Midwinter and was previously project manager ...

SMSF the next frontier for robo advice

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2015
... concluded savvy operators were increasingly looking at ways to leverage automated advice to deliver a low cost, scaled advice offering. The report stated robo advice was one way to recruit new and potential clients with lower account balances because ...