Industry

Industry

Lloyd unveils stimulus package for MLC advisers

Practices within MLC's adviser network will be given full and partial amnesty from licensee fees for the next 6 months as part of a crisis stimulus package the company's CEO unveiled on Tuesday.

Matthew SmithMarch 31, 2020

Industry

Hume balks at regulation moratorium

The minister wouldn't be put on the spot regarding any delay on regulatory changes for the advice industry, but did say she was working with regulators and industry to ease the compliance burden for advisers.

Tahn SharpeMarch 31, 2020

Industry

‘It’s more personal’: Why this crisis isn’t like the GFC

Advisers are beginning to open up about their client conversations. Portfolios are a concern, they report, but we’re all much better prepared than we were in 2009. This time, it’s more about the people.

Tahn SharpeMarch 30, 2020

Industry

Testing the boundaries: Industry funds and advice

Industry fund members are not necessarily more likely to trust a fund's in-house adviser than an external adviser, research shows.

Simon HoyleMarch 27, 2020

Industry

Superannuation and retirement: In the grips of a crisis

This current crisis is an opportunity to pull apart and rediscover superannuation's purpose. Join industry and government leaders for this 'ground zero' live-streamed event.

Matthew SmithMarch 25, 2020

Licensees

‘No panic. No rumours. Steady hands’: Rowe

Right now is when the real advisers will stand up, says the head of CountPlus, Matthew Rowe. People’s character will show as the crisis deepens, and leaders will either show up or they won’t.

Tahn SharpeMarch 24, 2020

Industry

ASIC suspends its managed accounts project

As part of a re-calibration of its priorities to focus on COVID-19 challenges, ASIC has taken the MDA consultation off its plate and told its staff to be mindful the industry is facing significant disruption.

Matthew SmithMarch 23, 2020

Industry

Untangle the bureaucracy and let advisers do their jobs

Non-executive director Ian Knox offers his view on the role regulators and policy makers need to play in the midst of this latest financial crisis.

Ian KnoxMarch 20, 2020

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