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AFA seeks overhaul of proposed education standards

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2018
The Association of Financial Advisers is seeking significant changes to the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority's draft education standards, including calls for experienced advisers over 55 to be subject to more lenient requirements ...

Parametric expands alternative risk premia offering

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2018
Parametric has teamed up with a California-based smart beta and asset allocation specialist to deliver a strategy for Australian institutional investors aiming to top the standard 'black box' hedge fund approach to investing. Systematic Alternative ...

MLC Life enhances mental health offering

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2018
The life insurer will extend its Best Doctors offering to allow customers access to a mental health service designed to provide a second medical opinion for diagnosis and treatment plans. The new service, Mental Health Navigator, will connect customers ...

AdviserLogic signs with global risk profiling giant

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018
Financial advisers using AdviserLogic's CRM system will now be able to assess a client's risk tolerance score following a partnership with global service provider FinaMetrica. The risk tolerance solutions provider has integrated its 25 and short 12 ...

Small advice firms face big data breach penalties

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2018
Small financial advice practices that breach new cybersecurity laws coming into effect next month can face penalties of up to $1.8 million. The stark warning comes from the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, which is urging small ...

SuperFriend launches employer engagement framework

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2018
A best practice framework released by SuperFriend presents significant areas life insurers and superannuation funds can better engage with employers, and help employees return to work quicker. SuperFriend's latest guide, which builds on its managing ...

TAL forms medical advisory board

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2018
Life insurer TAL has formed a specialist board to strengthen its in-house health and medical capabilities. The Specialist Advisory Board comprises medical experts who advise on cardiology, respiratory conditions, neurology, oncology, endocrinology ...

Manage wealth with authority: Academic

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2017
The financial services industry needs to be more paternalistic if it's ever going to really help people prepare for retirement, Duke University professor of psychology and behavioral economics Dan Ariely believes. Speaking at the 2017 Association of ...

Planners divided on mental health advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2017
Mental health is an issue growing across Australia and the financial services industry is responding. AMP recently refreshed its mental health training program for financial advisers and the content now exceeds the minimum standards set by the Financial ...

Peer-learning popular among self-licensed advisers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2017
Self-licensed financial advisers are in favour of peer-based learning when it comes to knowing more about managed accounts. The latest survey of self-licensed businesses in the IOOF Alliances network showed advisers prefer engaged and interactive community ...