News : Financial Planning

financial advice, Financial Planning

FAAA gets over 80 per cent member nod

FAAA membership renewals

The FAAA has announced an 80 per cent membership renewal rate, indicating strong support and confidence in the newly merged representative body.

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ASIC, financial advice, Financial Planning

ASIC levy to rise past $3000

ASIC adviser levy

The financial adviser levy charged by ASIC will climb past the level that led to the previous government imposing a two-year freeze on the industry funding applied by the regulator.

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Compliance, financial advice, Financial Planning

Compensation scheme to start next year

Compensation scheme last resort

A compensation scheme of last resort will be in operation by early next year, but questions have been raised about its coverage and funding model.

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Administration, Financial Planning, SMSF

Incapacity measure misunderstood

SMSF and incapacity

An ordinary power of attorney will not provide a proper solution for an SMSF when a member suffers from mental incapacity.

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Education, financial advice, Financial Planning

No sunset clause for experienced pathway

experienced adviser pathway sunset

The government will not introduce a 10-year sunset clause into its experienced pathway bill, citing the need to keep experienced advisers in the system.

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financial advice, Financial Planning, Regulation

Drop separate labelling of advisers

labelling advisers education

The labelling of advisers based on their education pathway is confusing for consumers and should be relegated to advice documents and marketing material.

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Financial Planning

Success shouldn’t stymie advice provision

commercial success advice

Financial planners need to look beyond their own commercial success to ensure advice is provided to a greater number of people in need of it.

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Financial Planning

Experience pathway must have end date

advisers experience pathway

An experience pathway for existing financial advisers must contain a sunset clause ending in 10 years, with advisers able to swear they have clean records.

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Accounting, Financial Planning

Advice shift should include accountants

principles-based advice accountants

A move to principles-based advice should consider the inclusion of accountants as providers of limited advice.

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Financial Planning

Dixon Advisory hit with $7.2m penalty

dixon advisory penalty

Dixon Advisory has had a $7.1 million penalty imposed on it after it was found six of its authorised representatives did not act in their clients’ best interests.

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