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APRA issues warning to underperforming super funds

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2017
... ahead with its aim to remove the superannuation industry of underperforming funds, penning a warning letter to all RSE licensees to shape up or ship out. In the letter APRA deputy chair Helen Rowell signalled it will no longer be acceptable for funds ...

Small licensees are PI insurance compliant: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2017
The majority of small Australian financial services licensees are meeting professional indemnity (PI) insurance obligations, according to an ASIC investigation. ASIC's review included 56 small AFS licensees with 20 or less authorised representatives ...

MGP looking toward a better 2018

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2017
... in the 2018 financial year," the annual report reads. Further, MGP said lower than expected growth in the number of licensees to which it provides managed accounts services to was also a contributing factor. According to the report, five memoranda of ...

Insto exodus fuelling HUB24 growth

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2017
... Our commitment is to embrace change and maximise the opportunities to create real value for our customers, advisers, licensees and investment managers," the statement said.

ASIC flags stronger adviser surveillance

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2017
... interest obligations and providing appropriate advice to clients. It will also target Australian financial services licensees' failure to deliver ongoing advice services to clients who are paying fees to receive such services. ASIC said it will pay particular ...

APRA puts super funds on notice

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 14 AUG 2017
... operation governance practices of regulated superannuation trustees. The proposals were outlined in a letter sent to RSE licensees on Friday, and will see fund expenditure, setting of fees and costs, and the use of reserves come under more scrutiny. ...

MyPlanner inks deal with tech provider

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2017
... but found PractiFI's offering to align best with MyPlanner's needs. PractiFI chief executive Glenn Elliott said many licensees have been burned in the past by over-customisation, while PractiFI offers the perfect balance of functionality and configurability. ...

HUB24 expands white label solutions

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2017
... client," Zulli said. HUB24 currently operates customised white label solutions for 15 advisory networks for more than 30 licensees. The company recently reported it added 115 new financial advisers over the June quarter, bringing more than 900 advisers ...

ASIC audits limited AFSLs

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2017
... obligations following the removal of an exception for accountants to give advice on SMSFs in July last year. ASIC found licensees were uncertain about steps they need to take to comply with their new obligations, and were confused about what information ...

Advice licensees hit with $1500 levy

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 17 JUL 2017
ASIC has introduced a $1500 fixed levy on authorised financial advice licensees to cover the price tag of its costs recovery framework. The graduated levy for licensees comes off the back of the ASIC Supervisory Cost Recovery Levy Bill, a law which ...