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Financial Advisers need to think like ENTREPRENUERS

Financial Advice / By Joel Ronchi / February 17, 2021

The term entrepreneurial describes the ability to see opportunities that others miss and the courage to take calculated risks to push an organisation forward. Entrepreneurs are innovative because they aren’t limited by conventional thinking. Advisers have been conditioned to operate inside boundaries set by the industry and their Australian Financial Services Licensee (AFSL). Few stray …

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An old Pathway to a new Career as a Financial Adviser

Demand for skilled paraplanners has increased significantly as advisers deal with soaring admin time in the face of regulatory change. Financial Advisers are no longer able to ‘do everything themselves’ because the advice delivery process has evolved beyond its simple beginnings to a highly sophisticated, complex and at times confusing infrastructure. This is an indication …

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End of Grandfathered Commissions

Financial Advice / By Joel Ronchi / January 4, 2021

ASIC releases technical updates to RG 246 ASIC today released technical updates to Regulatory Guide 246 Conflicted and other banned remuneration (RG 246) to reflect recent changes to the law. The updates to RG 246 reflect: the end of the grandfathering of conflicted remuneration for financial product advice from 1 January 2021; and the extension of the …

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ASIC Consultation Paper 333 – Reference checking and information sharing

Financial Advice / By Joel Ronchi / December 7, 2020

This consultation paper seeks feedback on our proposed approach to implementing aspects of the law reform arising from Royal Commission Recommendations 1.6 and 2.7. These recommendations relate to the reference checking and information sharing protocol for financial advisers and mortgage brokers. The Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry (Royal …

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Scaled Advice: Is it possible?

FASEA Exam Prep, Financial Advice / By Joel Ronchi / November 23, 2020

This article highlights the confusion and conflicting opinions on the legal certainty of financial advisers providing ‘scaled advice’. Some believe scaled advice breaches the BID obligations and Standard 6[1] of the FASEA Code of Ethics, whilst others believe scaled advice is permissible and fully supported by ASIC and the legislation. We explore ASIC’s view on …

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Bonuses & Referrals can be FASEA compliant (IFA Article – Joel Ronchi)

FASEA Standards, Financial Advice / By Joel Ronchi / October 6, 2020

IFA.com.au analysed my recent video regarding Standard 3 of the FASAEA Code of Ethics (see full video here.) The article summarises a key aspect of the video content, which is the fact that Advisers receiving other forms of remuneration outside of a fixed salary can ensure they are FASEA compliant by following a simple test. …

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ASIC uses its “why not litigate” mantra

FASEA Standards, Financial Advice / By Joel Ronchi / September 7, 2020

ASIC has launched Federal Course proceedings against well-known financial advisory group Dixon Advisory & Superannuation Services Ltd. Dixon Advisory, arguably once a “sweet heart” of the advice world with full page ads in a leading national newspaper, is alleged to have constructed a network or related entities in breach of the Corporations Act for the …

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Single Disciplinary Body delayed up to 2 years

FASEA Professional Year, FASEA Standards, Financial Advice / By Joel Ronchi / September 7, 2020

“Legislation to implement the single disciplinary body will … now be introduced at the end of next year.” says the Assistant Minister for superannuation, financial services & financial technology. This means the force of the new legislation will not be in place for another 18-24 months. IMPORTANT NOTE – AFSLs must CONTINUE to monitor & …

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Becoming a Financial Planner: a Tale of Three Pathways

FASEA Professional Year, FASEA Standards, Financial Advice / By Joel Ronchi / July 30, 2020

There has never been a better time to start a career in financial advice. The Financial Advice profession is sometimes called the “unknown” profession. For many high school student and university graduates, there is a complete lack of awareness about financial planning as a career. With no clear and reputable pathway to the profession until …

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