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Financial Planning

CBA compensation payments total $79,702 so far

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015
The Commonwealth Bank (CBA) Open Advice Review program has paid $79,702 to five clients who received bad advice from the bank's financial planners, while most clients are still reviewing the compensation proposal.

Barrett firm acquires Pride Advice

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2015
AZ Next Generation Advisory, owned by former ANZ managing director of advice and distribution Paul Barrett, has acquired Pride Advice.

FoFA among top 20 global regulatory nightmares

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2015
The Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reform is one of the 20 most challenging pieces of regulation globally, according to a survey of 600 compliance professionals across the world.

Mandatory qualifications will lead to adviser exodus

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
Enforcing minimum qualifications for financial advisers will lead to many leaving the industry, according to Connect Financial Services Brokers chief executive Paul Tynan.

TASA breach costs business $900,000

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
A tax and accounting business has been fined a record $900,000 penalty for breaches of the Tax Agent Services Act 2009 (TASA) that all financial advisers need to comply with.

Advisers and mortgage brokers joining forces

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2015
Increasing numbers of adviser practices are seeking partnerships and joint ventures with mortgage brokers rather than referral arrangements.

InvestSense launches asset allocation guide

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2015
A new investment guide aimed at giving advisers insight into expected levels of risk and return within different assets classes has been launched by portfolio construction and consulting firm, InvestSense.

UBS hands wealth management business to senior staff

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2015
UBS will pull out of wealth management in Australia and is selling off the business to existing advisers.

FEATURE: Adviser education

FINANCIAL STANDARD  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2015
With minimum education standards surely now set to rise in the financial planning industry, the Financial Standard team has asked experts to outline what the new rules might look like and the possible routes advisers can take.

Lawyer slams NAB compensation scheme

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015
National Australia Bank (NAB)'s program to compensate victims of bad financial advice lacks independence and does not go far enough, a lawyer representing some of the victims said.