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ASIC surveillance sharpens focus on AFS licensees

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2011
Financial services licensees must effectively monitor business models for possible conflicts of interest and prioritise training and supervision of advisers, said ASIC, as part of plans to raise standards in the advice industry and hold gatekeepers ...

Bendigo Wealth strengthens distribution capabilities

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2011
... partner services from IOOF where he was the national adviser service manager for independent financial advisers and licensees. Parisotto has over 12 years financial services experience. Christine Koh has been appointed senior manager for business & partner ...

Opus licence decision overturned

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011
... AFS licence held by Opus. 'The Federal Court's decision reinforces the integrity of the financial requirements for AFS licensees that operate registered schemes,' ASIC Chairman Greg Medcraft said. 'Deferred tax assets are not readily realisable or available ...

ANZ Wealth: phone-based advisers to help with opt-in

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2011
... referred back to the original planner. "This is done on behalf of the planning firm, not ANZ Wealth and extends to our licensees and our ANZ Wealth network, particularly our regional financial planning firms." "That is not to say we are directly servicing ...

FOFA: Government extends soft-dollar benefit ban to non-super risk insurance

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2011
... soft-dollar ban. But he said it was important that companies were able to maintain their commercial relationships with their licensees including through lunches, training and professional development. "We will work to achieve this balanced outcome," ...

SPAA calls for fraud net to be cast wider

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2011
... association also appealed to ASIC to do a better job of monitoring and reviewing insurance policies held by financial services licensees by introducing a standard policy. "This would help to plug the significant gaps where clients find it difficult to ...

AMP/AXA's Integra moves to MLC's Garvan

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2011
Integra Financial Services has changed licensees, swapping AMP/AXA for MLC, citing a better business model as the driving force behind their decision. Integra has joined MLC owned dealer group, Garvan Financial Planning after 14 years with dealer group ...

ASIC looks to reshape retail advice

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011
... guidance for people who give advice to retail clients. The updated guidance will apply to all Australian Financial Service licensees including accountants, superannuation trustees and financial planners. ASIC said it found one-third of Australians now ...

Yellow Brick Road seals deal with Nine

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2011
... Brick Road today. Mark Bouris, executive chairman for the wealth management group which has more than 70 branches and licensees nationally, said Lawler brought more than 20 years of experience in the financial services industry with him. He will join ...

Licensee Select new manager

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2011
... advisers. Licensee Select currently provides compliance, practice development, research and advice solutions to almost 100 licensees and 480 advisers.