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SMSF auditor busted self-auditing

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2017
A Victoria-based self-managed superannuation fund auditor was disqualified for auditing his own fund. ASIC investigated Neil Wilson following information supplied by the Australian Taxation Office and determined that he had breached fundamental independence ...

ASIC bans ex-AMP adviser

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2017
... concurrent bid-offer filter - although not itself objectionable - had created a "more fertile environment for a possible breach" of the market integrity rules. The regulator added Macquarie's conduct was "reckless" for permitting to trade for 39 days ...

Regulator bans adviser for seven years

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2017
... Commenting on the ban, ASIC deputy chair Peter Kell said: "ASIC is determined to ban financial advisers who deliberately breach the law from the financial services industry." Gunner has the right to appeal the decision through the Administrative Appeals ...

Personal security concerns reach new high: Unisys

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2017
Australian consumer concern about security issues including financial and internet risks is the highest it's been in the last decade according to the latest Unisys Security Index. The overall Unisys Security Index for Australia is 157 out of 300, up ...

FSU calls out NAB for lack of standards

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUN 2017
... and termination. Martin also asks Thorburn to ensure that no NAB Financial Planning employee will incur a conduct gate breach as a result of incorrectly witnessed Beneficiary Nomination Forms prior to the aforementioned date. "Our members working for ...

Currency and managing volatility: New Financial Standard spot poll

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2017
An overwhelming majority of respondents to the Financial Standard weekly poll are in support of the banks' crackdown on employee background checks. Last week the publication asked about the crackdown and 80% of respondents voted in favour of the move. ...

Permanent ban for ex-OnePath adviser

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2017
... "ASIC will continue to protect consumers by removing people from the financial services industry who act dishonestly and breach the trust of their clients," Kell said. Hutchison has the right to appeal in the Administrative Appeals Tribunal to review ...

Funds management not up to scratch: ASIC

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2017
... operating managed funds on behalf of retail investors were not adequate in the areas of: managing conflicts of interest; breach reporting; custody; risk management systems; rewards and incentives; and whistleblowing. "As the gatekeeper of significant ...

Advisers preparing ahead of professional standards: Spot poll

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2017
Sixty per cent of financial advisers are already taking some course of action to address the incoming professional standards legislation in 2019. Last week the Financial Standard weekly readership survey asked 'As a financial adviser, what are you doing ...

Westpac to review history of new applicants

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017
Following yesterday's news of another former Westpac adviser being banned by ASIC, the bank has announced that anybody applying for a permanent role with the Westpac Group will now be subjected to a background check. Designed to identify any past instances ...