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Queensland adviser permanently banned

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013
A former Queensland financial adviser has been permanently banned by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) after an investigation found he provided inappropriate and unreasonable advice. ASIC's investigation found that between ...

Adviser uses dead people to earn commission

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has permanently banned a Sydney financial adviser for using the names of dead and non-existent people to earn commissions on insurance applications. Pavan Vyas, an employee of Lionsgate Financial ...

PIMCO chief John Wilson hangs up his boots

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2013
PIMCO Australia chief executive John Wilson has left the company after 17 years to pursue personal interests. Wilson told Financial Standard that he has thoroughly enjoyed his time at PIMCO but was now ready to indulge some of his personal passions ...

Platforms press on in advice battleground

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2013
... costs down will only get bigger after research shows that despite the growth of self-directed and off-platform investing, the lion's share of assets under advice will remain on-platform. Scott Durbin, Colonial First State (CFS) general manager, strategy ...

ASIC imposes AFSL conditions on Lionsgate

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2013
ASIC has imposed additional conditions on the Australian financial services licence of NSW-based Lionsgate Financial Group Pty Ltd following a surveillance of its advice business. According to the regulator, Lionsgate currently has 103 authorised representatives ...

Brad Fox Appointed AFA CEO

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2012
Following the shock resignation by the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) CEO Richard Klipin a month ago, the immediate past president, current treasurer and Interim CEO, Brad Fox was announced as his successor yesterday. Commenting on the announcement ...

BT hires new head of super

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2012
... retail and corporate superannuation. According to the asset manager, the appointment is part of its strategy to capture the lion's share of the $1.3 trillion super industry. "Superannuation has been called-out as core to the Westpac Group's strategy ...

Investment managers pocket $6.2 billion in super fees

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012
... director of research at Rainmaker Information. Dunnin was referring to a recent industry push for remuneration disclosure. "The lion's share of super fund fee revenue is paid for distribution and investment management. "If Australians want to pay lower ...

AFA announces finalists

STAFF REPORTER  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2012
... Financial Advisers (AFA) has announced six finalists in its 2012 Adviser of the Year awards. This year Victoria boasts the lion's share of finalists with Jenny Brown of JBS Financial Strategists, Dennis Jones of Beacon Wealth and Michelle Tate of Lovery ...

NZ Superannuation completes five new hires

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2012
... CommSec, the Kirin International Advisory Board and the Ultra-Fast Broadband Steering Committee. He has been a director of Lion since 2000 and has extensive experience in the funds management industry, including as CEO of Bankers Trust in both New Zealand ...