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FASEA issues adviser exam proposals

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2018
The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority released its draft guidance on the five key areas existing financial advisers will be tested on under the new education requirements.

Robo-advice users in for the long haul

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2018
Young people are increasingly turning to robo-advice services for long-term goals like growing wealth outside of superannuation and saving for retirement, according to Six Park.

Advisers name top platform provider

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2018
Financial advisers rated Netwealth as the top administration platform in Adviser Ratings' annual satisfaction survey.

IMAP to recognise managed accounts excellence

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2018
The Institute of Managed Account Professionals has named the finalists for its 2018 Managed Account Awards.

Advised clients and their most frequently asked questions

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2018
Looking back on the 2017-18 financial year, Financial Standard wants to know the most common financial advice clients requested.

Managed Accounts Forum survey open

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018
Rainmaker research says the managed accounts market is growing three-times the rate of the regular platform market. In the lead up to the Best Practice Forum on Managed Accounts, Financial Standard is running a survey to further this industry insight.

Dover advisers turn orphans

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018
While there are Dover financial advisers that have managed to transition elsewhere in recent weeks, latest ASIC data shows hundreds of advisers will be without a licensee when the disgraced AFSL shutters today.

HSBC quietly exits financial advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2018
HSBC Australia is shuttering its retail financial advice division.

FASEA must recognise all prior learning: FPA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2018
A survey of the Financial Planning Association of Australia's membership found 78% of those which have completed its CFP designation believe they already hold the necessary skills to comply with proposed adviser education reforms.

Trade-off needed on existing adviser standards: Fox

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2018
The former chief executive of the Association of Financial Advisers believes a practical trade-off is required in order for the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority to meet its "mutually exclusive" goals for increasing industry professionalism.