News : financial advice

financial advice, Regulation

Pressing QAR recommendations identified

Quality of advice review

The Joint Associations Working Group has recognised the recommendations from the Quality of Advice Review cannot be implemented all at once.

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Education, financial advice, Regulation

Bill defining experience pathway released

Adviser experience pathway

Draft legislation has been introduced defining the experience pathway whereby advisers will be deemed to have met their education requirements.

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financial advice, Platforms

Platform targets superannuation advice

Intelliflo advice platform

The Intelliflo advice platform has been specifically developed to aid practitioners in providing superannuation advice in the domestic market.

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financial advice

Merger of FPA and AFA complete

AFA FPA Merger

The FPA and AFA have formally completed their merger and commenced operations under the new Financial Advice Association Australia banner.

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Education, financial advice

Two-thirds pass latest adviser exam

Adviser exam February 2023

The pass rate for the ASIC adviser exam has climbed while the number of candidates sitting it has fallen away.

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financial advice, Investments

SMSF share traders favour advice

SMSF share advice

SMSF trustees receiving professional advice dominated the newly created accounts with share trading platform Ausiex in 2022.

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financial advice, Retirement

Categorising clients can cut sequencing risk

Sequencing risk

Knowing how to categorise retiree clients can significantly assist advisers in implementing strategies for them to diminish sequencing risk.

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Compliance, financial advice

CSLR bills tabled in parliament

Compensation scheme last resort

The compensation scheme of last resort is closer to being established with the bills facilitating its existence tabled in parliament today.

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financial advice, Technology

Global advice platform launches in Australia

financial advice software

An advice platform with more than 30,000 users worldwide has set up operations in Australia after honing its offering for use by local advisers.

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financial advice

Client focus best action to prevent litigation

Client relationships

Advisers should focus on client management and not regulatory compliance to prevent litigation.

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