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Forum: Do managed accounts measure up?

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2021
... O'Neill, chief executive of Stanford Brown, and Neil Younger, managing director of Fortnum Private Wealth. Representatives from industry heavyweights BlackRock Australia, BT Financial Group, HUB24, Macquarie, Mercer, MLC Asset Management and Praemium ...

Demand for niche advice firms increases

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2021
... businesses. Currently, there is demand from buyers for complete licensee groups with between 50 to 200 authorised representatives. Another area of demand is pure risk insurance businesses of any size that generate $100,000 to $1 million of recurring ...

E&P Financial Group hit with class action

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021
... clients who invested in its ASX-listed US Masters Residential Property Fund (URF). Piper Alderman claims that DASS representatives failed to act in the best interests of investors and put themselves first to "improperly use their position to gain advantage ...

ASIC sues timeshare company

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2021
... investigation by ASIC. ASIC alleges that between October 2017 to March 2019 the advice was provided by authorised representatives promoting the Ultiqa Lifestyle Scheme did not meet consumers' best interests and circumstances. ASIC claims that some ...

Taxpayer Bill of Rights recommended

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 OCT 2021
The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Tax and Revenue has recommended that the Australian Tax Office develop a Bill of Rights for taxpayers. The committee made 19 recommendations in response to the Commissioner of Taxation's Annual ...

Australian corporate bond overhaul

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2021
The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Tax and Revenue has released a report aimed at overhauling Australia's corporate bond market. The report makes 12 recommendations to support the development of a more active corporate bond market in ...

Former Spectrum chief cops additional bans

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2021
... the contravention of financial services laws in the future. Schroeder failed to monitor and supervise Spectrum's representatives, which was "indicative of a culture that promoted growth over compliance", the tribunal said, adding that he contributed ...

Fiducian adds $38m FUA to network

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 OCT 2021
... network. According to Rainmaker's analysis of ASIC Financial Advisers Register, Fiducian currently has 78 authorised representatives, spread across New South Wales (34), Victoria (18), Tasmania (10), Queensland (5), Western Australia (4) and the ACT ...

Adviser exam cost jumps under new bill

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2021
... Standards and Ethics Authority and transfers its functions to the government," she said. The bill passed the House of Representatives on August 4 and is scheduled to commence on 1 January 2022.

ASIC bans adviser, cancels AFSL

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2021
... resources to carry out a financial services business, maintain competence to provide financial service and ensure representatives complied with the regulation. Pure Strategy also failed to comply with its licence condition to have a 'key person'. The ...