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Advisers failing to submit SMSF returns

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2018
More than 2700 tax practitioners, who are also trustees of their self-managed superannuation fund, have outstanding SMSF annual returns. This latest figure comes from the Tax Practitioners Board as it launches a new compliance strategy. The TPB is calling ...

HUB24 secures bespoke platform mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2018
HUB24 is delivering a custom platform solution to the national adviser network of a 115-year-old wealth management business. Patersons Securities selected HUB24's platform to white label and run alongside its existing in-house platform Accolade. Patersons ...

Super pool ripe for adviser picking

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2018
... Baby Boomers. According to Rainmaker data, as at October 2018 there was 24,889 advisers on ASIC's Financial Adviser Register. With widespread predictions that up to 50% of existing advisers will exit the industry as a result of new education standards ...

FS Power50 names most influential advisers in 2018

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2018
... list were screened to ensure they are all licensed to provide personal advice based on the ASIC FAR (Financial Advisers Register), have met current minimum professional educational standards, and are members of at least one industry association. The ...

Adviser-matching app launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2018
The Financial Planning Association of Australia has launched an online tool that helps match potential clients with the right financial adviser. Find a Planner is an app allowing potential clients to control how many financial planners can contact them ...

Code of ethics still the main game: FPA

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2018
... public address. The FPA's head of policy and standards also briefly spoke about some updates to the ASIC Financial Adviser Register (FAR), which were meant to come into effect from January but have been delayed until next November. He also spoke about ...

FSC revamps life insurer code

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2018
The Financial Services Council has released a new draft life insurance code of practice that makes 30 changes to the code in place since 2017. The second iteration of the code aims to lift the standards in product design, sales, underwriting, customer ...

More than half of advisers without association membership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2018
... suggesting a further 12,489 advisers may not be a current member of any professional body. According to the Financial Adviser Register, 8105 advisers identify as members of the Financial Planning Association of Australia - almost three and a half times ...

October volatility sours investor outlook

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2018
October's share market volatility has dampened investor confidence and many are expressing cynical outlooks for 2019 not seen since the Global Financial Crisis, latest Investment Trends insight shows. About 2100 retail investors canvassed in Investment ...

Royal Commission hits Westpac cash earnings

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2018
Westpac reported a flat net profit of $8 billion with increased remediation provisions and legal costs weighing on the group's cash earnings. The group recorded a 1% increase in net profit year-on-year to $8.095 billion for the 12 months to September ...