Sunday, May 19, 2024

Fidelity Gives Advisers an Edge

Most adviser engagement this week was focused on our report that Fidelity Life is to expand and enhance its offering to upskill the advisers...

Poor Record Keeping Tripping up FAPs

Our report that inadequate record keeping has been identified as a common compliance issue attracted plenty of interest among Riskinfo readers this week.. Inadequate record...

Experienced Adviser Pathway Becomes Law in Australia

Our report on a new law in Australia giving education exemptions to experienced advisers, who would otherwise be unable to continue working in the industry, attracted...

Complaints to Financial Ombudsman up 25%

Our report that the FSCL's Ombudsman has seen a steep rise in complaints attracted lots of attention among Riskinfo readers this week… Complaints to dispute...

Keep Client Consults Super Simple

GUEST COLUMNIST – TONY VIDLER To be effective as financial advisers we need to begin by focussing on the burning needs of our clients –...
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Consultation on New Conduct Outcomes – FMA 

Generating interest among Riskinfo readers this week was confirmation by the FMA of a proposed set of consumer and market outcomes it believes the...

FSCL Investigates Premium Payment Confusion

Our report on how the wrong person came to pay for someone else's life policy, and the Financial Ombudsman's investigation that followed, is the...
Fidelity Life's first Career connect graduates.

First Graduates of Industry Training Initiative Start New Careers

News that the first graduates of Fidelity Life’s financial adviser training programme are now working in practices across the country generated significant interest among...

FAPs Are Making Hard Work of Compliance

Our report that most FAPs are over-complicating the job of meeting their regulatory compliance obligations struck a chord with Riskinfo readers this week... Most FAPs...