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Adviser with Investport links sees ban affirmed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023
... clients' interests and her own interests as she was the recipient of several loans from the scheme. Further, the Statements of Advice provided by Anderson were found to be non-compliant, lacking additional disclosures around costs and benefits lost because ...

Key advice reforms still coming, Jones promises

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2023
... Minister for financial services Stephen Jones has confirmed the government remains committed to removing Statements of Advice and the Safe Harbour Steps, as well as accelerating changes to education requirements to meet increased demand for advice. Speaking ...

Paraplanners unfazed by QAR, AI: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2023
... satisfaction, this is however, lower than the 69% reported in last year's survey. The QAR recommended that Statements of Advice (SoAs) should be replaced with an advice record that is more fit-for-purpose. However, in the first tranche of legislating ...

Treasury unveils advice reforms draft legislation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2023
... opportunity to have deferred implementing key recommendations on abolishing the Safe Harbour Steps and simplifying Statements of Advice, which would achieve the most in reducing the regulatory cost burden on financial advice," he said.

Viridian launches new specialist division amid acquisition drive

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2023
... advice firm, Enlightened Financial Solutions, planning to leverage its digital capabilities, such as video Statements of Advice (SoA). The deal aligns with Viridian's strategy to partner with top-tier advisers, underscoring a shared focus on digital ...

Financial advice firms profits jumps: Research

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2023
... streamlined fee consent was positive, while 6% said it has no impact, and 9% weren't sure. Regarding Statements of Advice only being provided on request, 57% found it a positive, 18% said it would have no impact, 10% saw it as a negative, and 15% ...

Strategic reset delivers for Count

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2023
... It now has about 400 advisers. Overall, wealth revenues were up 17% to $18.1 million, and more than 25,000 Statements of Advice and Records of Advice were delivered to clients over the year. In terms of ongoing remediation efforts, as at June end $505 ...

Treasury to scrap advice admin burdens, boosts intra-fund advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2023
... form, and the requirement to provide a fee disclosure statement will be removed, as per Recommendation 8. Statements of Advice (SoAs) will be replaced with an advice record that is more fit-for-purpose, with consultation to determine the final design ...

ASIC bans former Madison adviser

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2023
... adviser did not act in the best interests of clients, failed to provide appropriate advice, and gave defective statements of advice to clients that contained numerous misleading statements and omissions. The regulator further alleged Vick had a business ...

Venture capital rout rattles advice technology sector

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2023
... TIQK, a startup that provided an automated and objective assessment of financial advice, promising to audit Statements of Advice within a matter of seconds. Founded by Lane Cipriani in 2016 and led by Steve Brown as chief executive between 2019 and 2021 ...
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