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Financial Planning

Ethics Centre to launch FASEA approved course

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2019
The Ethics Centre is developing an ethics course for financial advisers to help them meet the requirements of the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority (FASEA) reforms.

Multi-asset SMA launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2019
A new managed accounts provider has launched a private label, multi-asset separately managed account.

No single solution for advice: CFA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2019
CFA Societies Australia believes Australia's financial advice industry needs a series of policy reforms and changes to rebuild trust.

Advice and accounting align post-Royal Commission: CountPlus

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2019
New research released by CountPlus shows that Australia's advice and accounting sectors will rapidly converge in the post-Hayne world.

Advice practice supply outweighs demand

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2019
The valuation gap between high-quality financial advice businesses and conventional practices is growing, with the sector quickly turning into a buyers' market.

ANZ provides update on wealth sale

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2019
ANZ provided an update on its contractual arrangements with IOOF in relation to the sale of its OnePath Pensions and Investments business.

CBA remediation bill crosses $2bn

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2019
Commonwealth Bank has seen $714 million added to its remediation bill, pushing its total to date over $2.17 billion.

Former AMP adviser pleads guilty

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2019
A former AMP adviser has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $200,000 in client funds.

Lonsec to acquire in-house managed account offerings

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2019
Lonsec is looking to help financial advisers transition away from conflicted advice models by acquiring their in-house managed portfolios.

Financial advice drags BTFG results

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2019
BT Financial Group has farewelled a number of its advisers over the last six months as the group continues to offload its loss-making financial advice arm, its latest interim results.