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AdviserLogic appoints NSW sales manager

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2014
... the business in NSW and increasing the breadth of distribution via relationships with financial advice practices and licensees. Page was at AAP for over eight years and also spent a year as a general manager of the COIN software. She will start in her ...

Grandfathering set to become next advice battlefield

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014
... said. Under the original FoFA legislation, advisers were not able to receive grandfathered commissions if they changed licensees, an issue that the government's proposed regulations fixed. The regulation around grandfathering started in July 1, 2014 ...

Original FoFA laws take immediate effect

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2014
... of the change to the law that applies to the provision of financial advice - many Australian financial services (AFS) licensees will now need to make systems changes. ASIC recognises this issue may arise in particular areas, including fee disclosure ...

Genesys advisers looking at all options following wind up

LAURA MILLAN, JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2014
... Genesys has bought equity in some of its firms. It is likely that AMP will now transfer this ownership into another of its licensees. Tynan said that ipac would suit those better because it has a larger number of employed advisers. AMP took the decision ...

AMP to wind up Genesys licence

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2014
... will close the Genesys dealer group and will offer practices under the dealership a "smooth transition" to other AMP licensees. An AMP spokesperson confirmed that the group has undertaken "a strategic review of the Genesys business over the last months." ...

Increased record keeping provisions for advisers

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2014
... (ASIC) believes good record keeping systems support the ongoing provision of quality advice to clients. It will also help licensees supervise their representatives and help consumers hold the licensee and the adviser accountable. "For best interests ...

Non-aligned licensee inquiries to rise in 2015

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2014
... approved product list and cheaper, more advanced technology and platforms are encouraging more advisers to leave large licensees and strike out on their own. The big four banks and AMP have collectively seen a reduction in adviser numbers during the ...

Financial Standard unveils Digital Dozen in social media

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014
... influence this has on the perception of advice professionals and role they play in the client's life.A It is vital that licensees and principals look to integrate these strategies into every modern practice." The Finalists are (in alphabetical order) ...

APRA releases group insurance best practice guide

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2014
... undertaken a coordinated effort to increase its focus on this area, through the release of standards and guidance for RSE licensees and increasing supervisory attention for participants in the market." APRA deputy chairman Ian Laughlin said that over ...

APRA releases draft RSE fraud management guide

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2014
... consultation a draft prudential practice guide concerning fraud risk management that Registrable Superannuation Entity (RSE) licensees will be expected to follow. In it the regulator used a broad definition of fraud risk and covered internal and external ...