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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 ...

AFA collaborating for education framework rethink

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2017
... qualities and personal attributes, and will form the basis of a white paper and an implementation kit to be provided to licensees. Finally, advisers, regulators, academics and professional associations will also be canvassed to guarantee that the draft ...

Midwinter recruits to strengthen cyber security strategy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2017
... provide vulnerability assessments, penetration testing and ongoing monitoring of accounting for advice practices and licensees to measure the strengths and weaknesses in their systems. Through the new service, Midwinter aims to help businesses detect ...

ASIC calls on NAB to improve disclosure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2017
An investigation by ASIC has forced NAB Group advice licensees to make corrective disclosures to customers. The corporate regulator found that NAB's dealer groups failed to disclose relationships between advisers, licensees, and other members of the ...

Beacon merges with Libertas

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2017
... usual for Libertas and that staff will not be affected by the merger. It has about 70 authorised financial services licensees. The new group is reported to have more than 200 authorised representatives with $4 billion in assets under management, and ...

HUB24 hiring to support record growth

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2017
... billion. As above, this was at least partly driven by the 115 new advisers coming to the platform along with 21 new licensees signing distribution agreements. The record growth was also fuelled by the transfer of $85 million onto the platform from a ...