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ASIC orders HSBC remediation plan for "deficient" advice

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2016
ASIC has accepted an enforceable undertaking (EU) from HSBC Bank Australia concerning "potentially deficient advice" provided on retail structured products. The advice in question was provided between January 2009 and March 2013, affected 464 out of ...

Former CFP GM joins industry super fund

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016
... Wellbeing from May. Mitchell led CFP for three-and-a-half years and entered the position after ASIC placed an enforceable undertaking. He has 29 years of experience in law enforcement, banking and wealth management. Mine Wealth + Wellbeing said Mitchell ...

Trio Capital compensation complete

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016
The Government will not provide further compensation to two groups of SMSF investors affected by the collapsed Trio Capital. In a statement the government said that the two investor groups, made up of Self Managed Super Fund (SMSF) trustees, were not ...

ACE forced to pay $1m for poor Combined sales culture

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016
ASIC has accepted an enforceable undertaking (EU) from ACE Insurance following an investigation into one of its divisions, Combined Insurance. Under the EU, ACE Insurance is required to appoint an independent expert to review Combined's compliance systems ...

Combined Insurance to cease new Australian business

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2016
... ACE Insurance, has had multiple run-ins with ASIC, most notably in 2000 when the regulator commenced an enforceable undertaking due to the company "[selling] inappropriate insurance policies to members of at least 18 Aboriginal communities across Australia ...

ASIC accepts ClearView adviser EU

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2016
ASIC has accepted an enforceable undertaking from a ClearView Financial Advice representative. Jason Churchill traded as Churchill Consulting Services. ASIC found that he made recommendations to clients without considering their "relevant personal circumstances" ...

ASIC accepts J.P. Morgan enforceable undertaking

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2015
ASIC has accepted an enforceable undertaking from three J.P. Morgan companies. The entities affected are J.P. Morgan Securities plc, J.P. Morgan Securities (Asia Pacific) and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, about which ASIC said it had "concerns" following ...

Macquarie set to pay $14m to advice clients

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2015
... inadequate financial advice and are eligible for $14 million compensation. Macquarie Group confirmed that the enforceable undertaking dictated by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) to the group's advice arm has been completed. ...

CBA publicly welcomes former staff bans

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2015
... co-operate with ASIC to provide information on adviser misconduct," the statement said. "As part of the Enforceable Undertaking between 2011 and 2013, the CFPL supervision and monitoring frameworks and processes were significantly improved and both Kent ...

Macquarie advisers defect to start independent firm

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2015
... increasing needs and aspirations of the growing number of high net worth clients," Wrightson said. Following an enforceable undertaking (EU) by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) on MPW, a number of advisers and executives from ...