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Flaws in advice system revealed by ASIC report

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2012
... of workshops to address issues in the survey, as announced last week, co-hosted with ASIC and the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS). "The FPA believes it is vital for all key stakeholders involved in shaping and regulating the financial planning profession ...

ASIC, FPA, and FOS address shadow shopper report

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2012
... graded as "adequate" by a panel. As a result, the Financial Planning Association (FPA), ASIC and the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) will host workshops targeting all financial planning professionals covering issues within the report for individual ...

ASIC commissioner new chief of FOS

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2011
ASIC commissioner, Shane Tregillis, was appointed as new chief of the Financial Ombudsman Service, replacing departing chief Colin Neave. Tregillis will move into the Melbourne-based role from August 26. Neave did not move to be reappointed into the ...

Fiduciary duty goes beyond APLs

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2010
A Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) case hearing concluded that just because a product is within a planning group's approved products list (APL) doesn't mean they have fulfilled their fiduciary duty - prompting top researchers to talk about the role ...

Complaints against planners fall

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2010
The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has received less complaints against investments and financial planners in the past year, new figures show. Alison Maynard, investments, life insurance and superannuation ombudsman, said the number of investment ...

End to unfair mortgage exit fees

ASIC AND CHOICE RELEASES  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2010
... fees. "The problem on exit fees on fixed rate loans was highlighted by the last annual report of the Financial Ombudsman Service which showed a high volume of complaints about break costs and calculation errors," said Brad Schmitt, CHOICE spokesman.

FOS appoints Belleville to board

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2010
The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has appointed former Suncorp executive, Robert Belleville, as director for the service. Belleville previously worked at Suncorp as group executive of personal insurance and, prior to that, was chief executive at ...

Ripoll recommends investor compensation fund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2009
... financial advice licensee failings. The committee received a number of submissions from the regulator and Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS), which highlighted the benefits of developing a compensation scheme for investors. "The scheme would bring Australia's ...

FOS names insurance ombudsman

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2009
The Financial Ombudsman Service has appointed former director of State Trustees, John Price, as general insurance ombudsman. Michael Lavarch, chair at the board of the Financial Ombudsman Service, said Price is experienced in dispute resolution and ...

ASIC outlines credit agency requirements

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2009
... resolution procedure and membership of an approved external dispute resolution scheme such as the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS). ASIC is also imposing specific conditions on AFSL's granted to credit rating agencies that require firms to comply with ...