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Future First joins Paragem

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012
Victorian financial planning practice, Future First, is the thirteenth firm to join independently owned Paragem AFSL, leaving AMP-aligned Hillross Financial Services. With the addition of Future First, Paragem's AFSL now holds over $1.3bn under advice. ...

Forrester Cohen builds adviser distribution

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2012
Property investment group Forrester Cohen has appointed a new head of distribution to target the adviser market. John Finucane has been appointed head of distribution for Forrester Cohen. Finucane has over 30 years experience in the third party lending ...

Netwealth owned Paragem rebrands as Pathway

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2012
Paragem's Dealer Services will change its name to Pathway Licensee Services from March 2012, as the business integrates into the netwealth Group. Paragem Dealer Services was acquired by the netwealth Group in November 2011 but Ian Knox and Charlie Haynes ...

AFS launches mobile platform for advisers

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2012
... designed to work on a B2B and B2C level. Working globally on smartphones and tablets, the two components of the platform are 'Mi AFS,' the B2B version to connect advisers with the dealer group and 'Mi Adviser,' to connect the adviser with clients to ...

AMP results show continued AXA impact

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2012
... The $909 million includes a contribution from the AXA business from March 31 to December 31 2011. AMP Financial Services (AFS) also posted net cash outflows $581 million, down from net inflows of $789 million in FY10. AFS operating earnings were $766 ...

ASIC charges against new wave of boiler room scams

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2012
... ordered Bruhn, Golden Sparrow and GS Contracting be restrained from carrying on a financial services business without holding an AFS licence. ASIC's investigation into this matter continues.

Accountant charged with 37 offences

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2011
... counts of operating unregistered managed investment schemes, 1 count of operating without an Australian financial services (AFS) licence and the 15 counts of obtaining a financial advantage by deception involving amounts of approximately $1.4 million. ...

ASIC releases FOFA guidance plan

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2011
... Administrative action against financial services providers (RG 98) to reflect our expanded powers to cancel or suspend an AFS licence and ban representatives." The regulator also said it may release regulatory guidance on FOFA's anti-avoidance provisions. ...

AFS acquires QLD planning practice

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2011
... Network to expand the Group's presence in Queensland. Already integrated into the Australian Financial Services Group Limited (AFS Group), the Alps Network team, including principals Peter Larkin and Lance Meikle, has adopted AFS's processes. Peter Daly ...

ASIC cancels two financial services licences

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2011
... information. Fuoco has already been banned from providing financial services for five years. "The action to cancel FPIP's AFS licence is part of ASIC's focus to improve the standards of gatekeepers, specifically the obligations of financial services ...