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AMP shakes up advice service model

KARREN VERGARA, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2021
... the delivery of advice, improve practice efficiency and help advisers grow their businesses, will be phased in from 1 January 2022 to 1 January 2023. It includes core services and user-pay services. While it will mean an increase, Lawler said the new ...

Economic recap: Week to July 23

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2021
... commenced as scheduled. This, despite the city recording 1979 new infections - the highest since the 2044 cases recorded in January this year -- a day before the opening ceremonies. In addition, games organisers report that a total of 123 people linked ...

M&As to create super advice firms

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2021
... chief executive Paul Barrett said competition for quality assets is heating up and will only intensify in the lead up to 1 January 2026. However, M&As are not the right strategy for everyone, and ill-considered deals usually result in disruption, increased ...

ASIC consults on anti-hawking rules

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2021
... In December 2019, ASIC said it would ban unsolicited cold calling in life and consumer credit insurance sales from 13 January 2020. This followed enforcement action against firms such as CommInsure and ClearView. In 2019 it won a $700,000 penalty against ...

Boutique appoints chief executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2021
... 13 years. Marko Bogoievski will be replaced by the firm's head of Australia and New Zealand Paul Newfield, effective 1 January 2022. Newfield is also currently the chair of Morrison & Co's investment committee and a member of its management committee. ...

Consultation opens for approved courses

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2021
... 69% of the 1894 candidates pass. This is in line with the March results, but slightly better than the 67% pass rate in January.

FAR draft legislation released

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2021
... APRA-regulated entities including superannuation funds and insurers, following which the Treasury conducted a consultation in January 2020. After a year of quiet, Treasury on Friday released the draft legislation for FAR and opened a 28-day consultation. ...

ASIC releases grandfathered arrangement findings

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2021
... between 1 July 2019 to 31 December 2020. Some 4% or 46 products however, failed to terminate GCRs prior to the deadline of 1 January 2021. These eight product issuers plan to rebate an estimated $24.4 million. ASIC said it will contact them to ensure ...

Economic recap: Week to July 9

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2021
... 19. The European Central Bank (ECB) released its new monetary policy strategy - resulting from the review launched in January 2020. Under the new strategy, the ECB will adopt a symmetric inflation target over the medium term. "The Governing Council considers ...

FASEA scraps three-month rule

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2021
... the three-month registration requirement in the hope that more advisers will pass the exam prior to the deadline of 1 January 2022. Financial advisers will be given two opportunities to sit the exam before the end of the current transition period, either ...