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Parliament repeals key FoFA amendments

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2015
... November 2014. These include changes to the Statement of Advice (SoA) requirements; the repeal of the requirement that licensees send fee disclosure statements to pre-1 July 2013 clients; and the repeal of the opt-in requirement. The bill repeals changes ...

ASIC sees potential for "large scale loss" in robo-advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2015
... team, Louise Macaulay, outlined the regulator's strategy to understand the fintech sector. "We are seeing startups and licensees entering the area. We think it is a sector that has got the potential of lowering the cost of services, educating consumers ...

PROFILE: NAB Financial Planning general manager Paul Fog

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2015
... giving us more ways to improve the capacity of our advisers, both within NAB Financial Planning and in our external licensees. "And, of course, we remain open for business. We're looking for new planners to coach - advisers looking for new opportunit ...

ASIC revenue and investigations decrease in 2015

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2015
... to the four-year average (19 months in both cases). Similarly, while the number of breach reports from auditors and licensees increased by 17% to 1,635, the amount of reports referred for compliance, investigation or surveillance decreased from 51% to ...

Tim Steele departs AMP

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2015
... ongoing, and in August, the company appointed Tim Mitchell-Adams as the new managing director for the ipac and Charter licensees. At the time, AMP group executive advice and banking Rob Caprioli said that Mitchell-Adams "is an excellent leader and is ...

Managed accounts usage to grow 38%

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2015
... the quarter, Managed Accounts Holdings (MGP) said. The managed accounts provider said that an additional 10 boutique licensees are in the process of launching the firm's MDA Service over the coming months. This lifts the number of licensees using it ...

Steve Helmich joins Affinia

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2015
... became clear to me early in the process that Brett and his team are determined to see Affinia become one of the leading licensees in the advice profession with a strong focus on supporting advisers to provide the best possible advice and service to their ...

CBA refunds $7.6 million to 8400 customers

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2015
... customers. ASIC deputy chairman Peter Kell said identifying and reporting breaches is a key obligation for financial services licensees. "Where errors occur, it is important that they be rectified promptly and appropriately. That includes restoring consumers ...

IOOF behind HUB24 buyout offer

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2015
... across the company's retail and licensee branded white label products, as well as long standing and recently signed licensees. "HUB24 has a strong pipeline of new opportunities and is in advanced discussions with several potential licensees," the ...

Chi-X adds advice, stockbroking market participants

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2015
A stockbroker and two independent financial planning licensees have joined the Chi-X Australia trading platform. Stockbroker OpenMarkets and advice firms Morgans and Shaw and Partners are now part of the Chi-X platform, which has 34 other market participants. ...