Tahn Sharpe, Author at Professional Planner

Satisfaction with institutional licensees craters

Advisers are disillusioned with institutionally owned licensees, according to research presented by CoreData, which shows satisfaction levels have dropped below 25 per cent.

Tahn SharpeJune 4, 2019

Advisers adrift: The top ten licensees in 2019

The top end of this year's licensee list is notable for the stalled exits of the big banks and a surge in numbers for limited license advice providers. We pick apart the ups and the downs of this year's top ten.

Tahn SharpeJune 3, 2019

Licensees

Sentry Group sharpens pencil with ASIC action

After years spent completing an ASIC enforceable undertaking for their newly acquired WFS licensee, Sentry CEO David Newman says they’re stronger than ever.

Tahn SharpeJune 3, 2019

Regulation

ASIC considering better general advice warnings

General advice labels are too broad, according to the regulator’s Joanna Bird, and increased misuse by product providers is forcing them to consider stricter definitions.

Tahn SharpeJune 3, 2019

Managed Funds

ASIC shifts focus to MDA providers and advisers

The regulator sent out letters recently asking for information about MDA services in an effort to understand more about a side of the industry that is “largely opaque” to them.

Tahn SharpeMay 29, 2019

Industry

Surge in adviser ‘switching’ expected: EY

New research indicates that while clients in Europe and North America will stick with their adviser in the next three years, those in Australia are a lot more inclined to switch.

Tahn SharpeMay 28, 2019

Industry

Remediation lures exiting advisers

A financial services recruiter says firms don’t want ex-advisers as BDMs, but there are plenty of “six-figure” remediation roles with less risk and normal working hours.

Tahn SharpeMay 27, 2019

Regulation

ASIC asks licensees for grandfathered commissions status

In the first salvo of the industry’s move to extricate grandfathered commissions, the regulator sent letters to several licensees recently asking how much of it is on their books.

Tahn SharpeMay 24, 2019

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Licensee Summit 2019

Satisfaction with institutional licensees craters

Licensees

Advisers adrift: The top ten licensees in 2019

Licensees

Sentry Group sharpens pencil with ASIC action

Regulation

ASIC considering better general advice warnings

Managed Funds

ASIC shifts focus to MDA providers and advisers

Industry

Surge in adviser ‘switching’ expected: EY

Industry

Remediation lures exiting advisers

Regulation

ASIC asks licensees for grandfathered commissions status

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