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Diverger acquires licensee support firm

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2022
... which either hold their own AFSL or are looking to obtain their own licence. It currently works with 160 of Australia's licensees and their financial advisers. Its founder and owner Stewart Chandler said: "Our service offering has great synergy with ...

Advisers must register for FSCP: ASIC

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2022
... registration will take place through the ASIC Connect portal and will be opened in the second quarter of next year to give licensees enough time to ensure advisers are signed up. "I think the other distinction from registration versus the existing function ...

Colonial First State debuts 'major wealth platform innovation'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
... revealed that advisers are seeking a flexible and highly customisable technology platform to suit the differing needs of licensees, advisers and support staff," Quirk said. "This process also allowed us to understand and consider the many different ways ...

Iress unveils Connectivity Network

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
... trading, insurance applications, advice execution, and client maintenance, as well as reporting by financial advisers, licensees, and their support teams. Colonial First State (CFS) and MetLife Australia have signed Memorandums of Understanding in which ...

Fortnum launches new adviser support service

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2022
... executive and managing director Neil Younger, traditional licensee services are fast becoming "commoditised" forcing licensees to "innovate and differentiate" to meet the changing needs and demands of advice businesses and their clients. "Foundational ...

Super funds told to report asset valuations more frequently

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2022
... the range of investment options offered, and the level of transactional activity," the regulator said. As such, RSE licensees are directed to develop and monitor early warning indicators to identify emerging liquidity risks, appropriate liquidity buffers ...

APRA proposes safeguards against risk events in super

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2022
... events in superannuation, the regulator outlines that it intends to enhance the prudential framework to require RSE licensees to, ensure the board approves the amount held for the components, determine how the financial resources to meet each component ...

APRA proposes changes to successor fund transfers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2022
... introduce requirements in Prudential Standard SPS 515 Strategic Planning and Member Outcomes (SPS 515) to ensure all RSE licensees are appropriately prepared to transfer, or receive, members, elevating previous guidance. Specifically, SPS 515 will require ...

TAL launches Professional Year platform

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2022
... Professional Year requirements and achievements. Developed by TAL's Risk Academy team, in collaboration with several licensees, PY Manager allows licensees, financial advisers and new entrants to review and manage their Professional Year details. Through ...

Financial adviser registration delayed

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2022
... been engaging closely with industry about how best to implement stage one, with a view to ensuring the obligation on licensees to register financial advisers operates as efficiently as possible," Treasury said. "Through this engagement, ASIC has identified ...