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IOOF partners with GROW Super

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2018
... engagement with superannuation and the connectivity between investors and financial advice. GROW will work with IOOF licensees and financial advisers to develop digital capabilities across several engagement points. The diversified wealth manager did ...

ClearView issues refunds over life sales misconduct

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2018
... transform their business," ClearView general manager of distribution, Christopher Blaxland-Walker said. "While some licensees already facilitate the payment of advice fees, there are still many that don't have a practical solution, particularly in the ...

TAL enhances adviser learning hub

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2018
... academy's online learning management system has been revamped for a more personalised learning experience, TAL head of licensees and partnerships Beau Riley said. "With the evolving legislative and education requirements, it's never been more important ...

Fortnum manager becomes planning coach

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2018
... years, setting up and running a licensee, and holding previous roles as the national recruitment manager for leading licensees, Little has experienced all aspects of the advisory world, Charlton added. "Having meaningfully interacted with hundreds of ...

ASIC's interpretation of best interest duty falls short: FSC

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018
... meet the regulator's high standard for record-keeping, we will work with the regulator to put in place processes for licensees to improve," the letter added. "For the 19 out of 200 files reviewed where ASIC indicated significant concerns, individual ...

ASIC ramps up surveillance and remediation after adviser conflict report

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018
... integrated institutions. In light of the Report 562 findings, which examined adviser conflicts of interest across bank-owned licensees, ASIC said it will work closely with the institutions to put more stringent remediation processes in place to address ...

Vertically integrated institutions failing to manage conflicts of interest

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018
... finding that, despite in-house products accounting for just 21% of the combined APLs of each institution's two largest licensees, 68% of total client funds were invested in them. ASIC said while more than half of the licensees had over 60% of the customers' ...

CBA advice compensation bill balloons

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2018
... offer independent reviews from qualified advisers such as lawyers or accountants, in relation to the advice received. Licensees are reimbursing about $5000 (plus GST) in fees. "All customers have been contacted to advise them that CBA is conducting a ...

HUB24 responds to adviser demand

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2018
Financial advice licensees can now upload templates for Records of Advice to the HUB24 platform, allowing increased efficiency when trading and generating ROAs for clients. The integrated ROA solution is the latest in a raft of upgrades to HUB24's functionalities ...

ASIC puts corner-cutting advisers on notice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2018
... "Improper and unethical practices around binding death nomination forms can lead to very poor consumer outcomes. Advisers, licensees and their staff who engage in these practices should consider this a final warning," ASIC chair Peter Kell said. "AFS ...