‘It’s not always about money’: Soft skills can’t be overlooked
To celebrate International Women’s Day the Financial Planning Association highlighted the benefits female financial advisers bring to the industry, including an increased focus on the value soft skills bring to the client experience.
March 08, 2022
‘AMP owns verticals but we’re not vertically integrated’: Lawler
AMP has a vision for how it can incorporate a vertical business strategy according to advice lead Matt Lawler, one that isn't anything like Dixon Advisory.
March 07, 2022
Covid, geopolitical risks no excuse for money managers
With so many quality information channels reporting on geopolitical events investment managers have no reason to put risk in the too-hard basket, a panel has heard.
March 07, 2022
‘Perceived’ conflict of interest led to Clearview advice sale
The decision to sell a majority control of its advice arm to Centrepoint Alliance allowed Clearview to focus on product, even though the firm was confident it had no issues with conflicts of interest.
March 04, 2022
Govt pressures super funds on Russia divestment
The Treasurer and superannuation minister have told super funds to take steps to divest any Russian assets, but slow movers have struggled to comply with Russian stock exchanges now closed.
March 04, 2022
Don’t view managed accounts as a cash cow
With the regulator keeping an eye over conflicts within managed accounts, advisers need to make sure they’re not treating them as an extra revenue stream but as a service adding value to the client.
March 03, 2022
Ditch AFSLs for advisers: FPA
As part of its submission to the ALRC's Corporations Act review, the FPA has reinforced its proposal for advice to be taken out of the AFSL system while product remains.
March 02, 2022
‘Simply not enough’: Hume acknowledges thin adviser pipeline
The government has shifted its tone on adviser numbers, with the financial services minister Jane Hume explaining that it is necessary to keep experienced advisers in the industry with new entrants lacking.
March 01, 2022
Advice quality and professionalism already up: ASIC
In the lead up to the Quality of Advice Review, ASIC's top advice executive made it clear that great strides have already been made, with improvements not only in advice quality but in professionalism and the overall "approach of the industry".
March 01, 2022
ASIC lays out draft adviser discipline plan
The blueprint, in the form of a consultation on the FSCP that incorporate its role as the industry's Single Disciplinary Body, details the circumstances that will give rise to a panel sitting including ASIC's own discretionary power.
February 28, 2022
