Industry Updates

The three critical calls in self-licensing

There are just a few calls necessary to kick off the self-licensing journey, according to Encore Advisory’s Tom Reddacliff. But they need to be made in the right order.

Accountants’ request for adviser levy discount rejected by ASIC

Accountants providing financial advice under limited licenses will continue to pay full adviser levies after the regulator rejected CA ANZ’s plea for lower rates.

Platform wars: The blood sport continues

Platform providers are prepared to cut into their margins to win relationships with advice practices which are dwindling, investment analysts and fund-flow researchers are finding.

Advice specialisation ‘not black and white’

The advice industry will continue marching towards specialisation, says Allianz Retire+’s Caitriona Wortley, but it won’t work everywhere and it’s not for everyone.

The face of FASEA’s next generation

Meet Harry, a 24-year old working his way up to be an adviser in FASEA’s new world. At the halfway point in his professional year, he acknowledges that experience is everything.

Modern slavery campaigners turn to financial services

Institutional investors are increasingly worried about investing in businesses that exploit slave work forces through their supply chains.

MLC Wealth’s Geoff Lloyd steps out from the shadows 

In his first sit-down interview since taking the top job at MLC Wealth, former Perpetual CEO Geoff Lloyd describes his vision for what will be the benchmark post-royal commission bank wealth spinoff. 

Where risk lives in the local market

WAAAX stocks – Wisetech, Afterpay, Altium, Appen and Xero – have attracted capital rapidly and could present the most risk to unwitting investors.

Upgrading software alone a path to failure: CCUBE

The CEO of an advice technology provider says there is no point implementing a new system if you’re going to pair it with the same old thinking.

FASEA’s Code of Ethics should kill percentage-based fees 

The financial services industry is starting to work out exactly what the FASEA mandatory Code of Ethics means and many won't like it, including those who think they're addressing their conflicts by charging asset-based fees.

Lack of bond bears speaks volumes on rates

PIMCO’s Robert Mead hasn’t seen such a dearth of bond contrarians in a quarter century as a bond manager, a phenomenon he describes as “quite disconcerting”.

Oreana leads licensee-as-investor model

Licensees have the best vantage point to assess whether an advice firm is suitable for equity investment, according to the general manager of Oreana Financial Services.

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