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Sam Henderson sentenced

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2020
... employees impersonating a client to a superannuation fund. The commission found that same client was given a statement of advice by Henderson which contained a recommendation that she leave her super fund and establish an SMSF - the recommendation would ...

ASIC extends advice, capital raising provisions

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020
... advice fees regarding ERS at $300, allowing advisers to provide a record of advice rather than a comprehensive statement of advice in this circumstance until 15 April 2021 rather than October 15. In addition, ASIC has extended its 'no-action' position ...

Sam Henderson pleads guilty

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2020
... employees impersonating a client to a superannuation fund. The commission found that same client was given a statement of advice by Henderson which contained a recommendation that she leave her super fund and establish an SMSF - the recommendation would ...

Super for women under scrutiny

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
... least if a consumer went to a bank or AMP-aligned financial planner pre-Royal Commission they would receive a Statement of Advice." Lusher is concerned that coaches may not have the same level of accountability as professional financial advisers when ...

FPA accuses ASIC of price gouging

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2020
... the period for giving Statements of Advice and relief to allow a Record of Advice to be given instead of a Statement of Advice in certain circumstances. De Gori said the industry was not consulted on the decision, and had been a big help for Australians ...

Processes are the problem, not people: Count Financial

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
... says has saved it an estimated 37,000 in adviser hours. This includes a custom Xplan system, which allows a Statement of Advice to be produced in less time so that advisers can focus on onboarding clients. "These refinements, and a simplification and ...

ASIC bans RC case study adviser

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2020
... regulator found his advice was not always in the best interests of clients, and did not always come with a Statement of Advice or appropriate fee disclosure statements in a timely manner. Harris, a former Millennium3 and Dover authorised representative ...

Adviser fears over ASIC relief

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... can be provided under intra-fund advice. The other key measure sees the requirement for advisers to issue a Statement of Advice lifted, so long as they provide a Record of Advice and don't charge more than $300 for the advice. Here in lies the problem ...

Compliance worse than COVID-19

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... compliance burden as their biggest challenge, with advisers spending an average of 6.2 hours to produce a Statement of Advice for the typical client. "So as big a disrupter COVID-19 has been, it's still hasn't topped the impact of FoFA and the ...

500 advisers exit during COVID-19

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... advise about the early release of superannuation. "It's not worth the $300," Tynan said. "It's not just the Statement of Advice, it's everything. It's so hard.... And it's harder for people in the country and in regional Australia." However, Tynan did ...