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Planners unite to create innovation platform

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2014
A group of financial planners and financial services entrepreneurs have united to create an online hub to provide solutions to advice businesses. The businesses behind the newly-created AdviceInnovation are Astute Wealth, The Social Adviser, Complete ...

Independent trustees fix wrong problem

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2014
The push for more independent super fund trustees has been spurred by flawed assumptions, reveals new research released by the McKell Institute. In the report 'The Success of Representative Governance on Superannuation Boards' the authors - professor ...

CBA appoints international experts to oversee advice program

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2014
Jeff Carmichael's Promontory Financial Group has been appointed independent expert for the Commonwealth Bank's (CBA) Open Advice Review program. The appointment follows a series of announcements made ahead of the company results, which will be released ...

Digital advice to jumpstart $5.6 trillion land grab

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2014
The next big wave of advice will come from a business model that is gaining traction overseas, but is yet to be fully embraced in Australia. For the early adopters, it could be the foundation of a sustainable and exciting growth for their practices. ...

CBA, ASIC unveil details of new compensation scheme

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014
Commonwealth Bank (CBA) has revealed the details of the new licensing conditions for its financial planning businesses after the original process to compensate victims of poor advice was found to be inconsistent. Commonwealth Financial Planning (CFPL) ...

Managedaccounts.com.au adds adviser to sales team

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014
Managedaccounts.com.au has expanded its sales and relationship management team, appointing a former Melbourne- based financial planner. Doug Kirkham has joined the managed account provider from advisory firm, Cameron Walshe Financial Planning, where ...

Resources needed for outcomes, regulators warn Treasury

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014
While Australia's financial services regulators are supportive of the government's plans to cut red tape, they have emphasised to Treasury the need for ongoing resources. The government released eight statements of expectations -addressed at each one ...

General advice is not advice: Rantall

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014
The term 'general advice' is misleading to consumers, and would be more appropriately labeled 'product sales', Financial Planning Association chief executive Mark Rantall has said. Speaking to a full house of Financial Services Council conference delegates ...

ASIC cracks down on advisers over PI insurance

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has cancelled seven Australian financial services (AFS) licenses that did not comply with professional indemnity (PI) insurance obligations. The review targeted licensees which had not requested ...

Planning industry on brink of golden era

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014
The financial planning industry is on the verge of a golden era, but it must do everything it can to be seen as a fully-fledged profession, according to AMP executive director of financial planning Steve Helmich. The senior planning executive argued ...