Cold calling advice firms called outBY JAMIE WILLIAMSON | WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2023 12:45PMThe Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) is calling on the government to extend anti-hawking laws to combat financial advice firms using third parties to solicit business through cold calling. Related News |
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Matt Gaden
HEAD OF AUSTRALIA
JANUS HENDERSON INVESTORS (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED
JANUS HENDERSON INVESTORS (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED
Helping investors traverse financial markets and build their wealth during the peaks and troughs is Janus Henderson Investors head of Australia Matt Gaden's game plan. He tells Karren Vergara why in this long game of investing, active management wins.
As a licenced financial adviser, I would be hung, drawn and quartered by ASIC if I carried on with this style of advice without cold calling. How is this let happen without serious ramifications from the law makers?