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REP 515 divides advice community

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
... communities here," Anderson said. He explained that those advisers who were impacted by Report 515 are aligned with the big institutions, while those who are blissfully unaware are with smaller licensees. "Red tape has become such a big issue in financial ...

ASIC clamps down on poor advice, grandfathered commissions

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
... shift towards general advice models. "We are also closely monitoring the potential harms that may result from larger institutions' departure from the sector," ASIC said. In terms of key projects in superannuation, ASIC wants to enhance its communication ...

CFP coursework approved

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2019
... the FPA moved to make members eligible for discounted postgraduate course fees through a series of higher education institutions. The FPA is hoping to make it easier for members to meet the FASEA education requirements by partnering with higher education ...

Down but not out: Top advisers adapt

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2019
... In the same period, just 19 new advisers registered on the ASIC FAR. Much of the movement is attributable to large institutions culling or downsizing their wealth operations. After exiting personal advice, Westpac lost 338 advisers since February - the ...

KPMG names financial services head

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2019
... launched a remediation centre at Rhodes in Western Sydney to provide an efficient, high-quality service to help FS institutions in this respect."

FPA offers postgrad course discounts

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2019
... Association of Australia will be eligible for discounted postgraduate course fees through a series of higher education institutions. The FPA is hoping to make it easier for members to meet the FASEA education requirements by partnering with a series ...

Netwealth FUA, adviser numbers rise

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2019
A number of financial advisers who flocked to wealth management institutions for Netwealth as a result of the banking Royal Commission have helped boost the platform's funds under administration by 30% to $23.3 billion. Financial results for the ...

APRA hits Allianz over risk

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2019
... non-financial risks, as we do for the banks." APRA said its supervisors were providing "tailored feedback" to all 36 institutions that submitted self-assessments, and added it was still considering applying additional operational risk requirements to ...

AMP advisers to fight BOLR changes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2019
... anti-adviser government reforms," he said. Further, issues identified by the Royal Commission - while the fault of the institutions themselves - have placed significant pressure on advisers. "What many people have failed to understand is that AMP and ...

Why do we need royal commissions, Hayne asks

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2019
... recently. "Instead, we need to grapple closely with what these calls are telling us about the state of our democratic institutions." He reminded the audience that a Royal Commission is independent, neutral, public and produces a reasoned report. However ...