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Advice firm flips script on fundies

Queensland-based Elston started out as an advice business, grew into managed accounts and has recently launched its own unitised fund at a time when traditional funds managers are going in the other direction.

Tahn SharpeOctober 22, 2019

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Costello says Future Fund ‘alert’ to market risks

Peter Costello said the board of the $165.7 billion Future Fund “remains alert” to growth and market shocks despite high allocation to risk assets.

Sarah JonesOctober 22, 2019

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Ethics code tightens screws on SoAs

Unnecessarily long or complex SoAs are highlighted in the second iteration of the Code of Ethics, which could increase the compliance burden and ultimately invite class actions.

Tahn SharpeOctober 21, 2019

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FASEA recasts conflicts rules with new guidance

A focus on integration, dispensation for ‘ancillary products’ and a reference to the ‘duly remunerated employee’ mark standard three in the second iteration of FASEA’s controversial ethics code.

Tahn SharpeOctober 18, 2019

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ASIC’s Shipton flags 2020 advice gap project

The ASIC Chair was commenting on the ‘seismic shifts’ in advice when he mentioned an upcoming study into the widening gap between supply and demand for financial advice.

Tahn SharpeOctober 17, 2019

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Get clear on the problem you’re trying to solve

Advisers who want to differentiate themselves in the eyes of clients and grow their practices need to get clear about the problem they're trying to solve because the easy pickings have now gone, David Haintz writes.

David HaintzOctober 16, 2019

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The beginning of the end for SOAs?

ASIC's latest report on disclosure reflects the significant shift in regulators and policy makers' thinking on how risks and conflicts should be communicated.

Matthew SmithOctober 16, 2019

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Prepare for ASIC to focus on small end of town

ASIC has spent a lot of its time since the Hayne royal commission trawling over client files and assessing advice processes at the big end of town, but that doesn’t mean its gaze won’t shift to medium and smaller licensees.

Conrad TraversOctober 15, 2019

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