FirstChoice ranks first for overall satisfaction: report
CFS’ FirstChoice platform has ranked first for overall satisfaction in the ‘2023 Wealth Insights Service Level Report’.
June 02, 2023
CareSuper and Spirit Super agree to merge
Industry super funds CareSuper and Spirit Super will merge in late 2024, creating a combined fund with more than 500,000 members and almost $50 billion in Funds Under Management.
June 01, 2023
Mutual Limited Income option added to FirstChoice
The Mutual Wholesale Income strategy has been added to the CFS FirstChoice Investment and Super & Pension platform menus, effective 22 May 2023.
June 01, 2023
Hayne’s four key concepts to rebuild trust in financial services
Former High Court justice Kenneth Hayne has identified four key things organisations should consider to help them avoid repeating the issues that caused such an undermining of trust in financial services. The comments from the former royal commissioner come amid a strenuous debate about the Quality of Advice Review and the argument it may bring back conflicted advice models.
May 31, 2023
BT completes round of Panorama updates
BT has updated Panorama to improve the user experience for the most frequent users of the platform – advice practices’ support staff.
May 31, 2023
Zurich partners with PFAN to extend professional insurance assistance
Zurich Financial Services has partnered with the Pro Bono Financial Advice Network to extend professional insurance assistance to those in particularly adverse or vulnerable situations.
May 31, 2023
ASIC to extend date for separate adviser registration requirement
ASIC will extend the date for the separate adviser registration requirement again, this time to October 2023.
May 30, 2023
Previous Government ‘rushed’ reform: Jones
Minister for Financial Services Stephen Jones has continued to back his slower-paced approach to advice reform, arguing the previous government rushed through reforms that were ineffectual.
May 30, 2023
