Licensees

Licensees

FASEA’s Code of Ethics a boon to AFCA

While the complaints authority has their own markers and a fairness mandate to guide mediation, having a firm Code of Ethics provides “a lot more clarity” according to the Ombudsman for advice and investments, Shail Singh.

Tahn SharpeMay 25, 2020

Licensees

Last brand standing: NAB’s new licensee

TenFifty will replace Apogee, Garvan and Meritum brands, taking its place alongside Godfrey Pembroke as the only remaining big-four bank owned dealer group brands in the country.

Matthew SmithMay 24, 2020

Licensees

Six mid-tier licensees surge, others falter

Licensees just outside the top ten largely lost ground in line with the rest of the industry this year, while some spectacular falls were matched by half a dozen significant success stories.

Tahn SharpeMay 19, 2020

Licensees

Limited licence advisers pushed out by standards

The effect of having financial planning education mandates imposed on specialists like accountants operating under a limited license is becoming clear, with a stunning reversal for the fastest growing licensee cohorts from last year.

Tahn SharpeMay 18, 2020

Licensees

A year of bloodletting: Advisers turn their back on advice

Five thousand and twenty-five advisers left the industry in the last 12 months, with those leaving the big institutions also deciding to leave the industry, an analysis of the latest Licensee Owners List reveals.

Matthew SmithMay 15, 2020

Licensees

Respond, don’t react; Leadership in the pandemic era

The head of ASX-listed Centrepoint Alliance says he’s had to adopt a more fluid and proactive style of leadership during the pandemic, with the group’s ongoing transformation taking a back seat to supporting advisers through the crisis.

Tahn SharpeMay 13, 2020

Licensees

What Lloyd’s announcement didn’t say about the state of licensees

CoreData, in partnership with Professional Planner, is conducting its annual licensee preference survey to inform a feature to be published in June. Simon Hoyle weighs in on the state of the licensee market today.

Simon HoyleApril 8, 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

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