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ASIC orders HSBC remediation plan for "deficient" advice

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2016
... intervene to ensure that affected clients are reviewed and compensated fairly and consistently. "Clients affected by the breach will have an opportunity to have their advice reviewed, and where instances of poor advice that led to financial loss are ...

Banned former CBA planner charged with forgery

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2016
A banned former Commonwealth Financial Planning adviser has been charged for forging client documents. Following an ASIC investigation, Gold Coast man Ricky David Gillespie, 38, has appeared in the Southport Magistrates Court on one rolled-up charge ...

ASIC makes two permanent bans

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016
ASIC has permanently banned a former AFS licensee employee and former chairman of collapsed lender Wickham Securities and founder of Sherwin Financial Planners (in liquidation), from providing financial services. Former AFS licensee employee Nicolai ...

Government boosts ASIC with $127m package

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2016
... surveillance and enforcement in areas such as financial planning, responsible lending, life insurance, and misconduct and breach reporting. It will also allow us to build our technological capacity to identify and assess risks and misconduct." Commenting ...

ASIC hands Allegianz six month suspension

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016
... consecutive years and failed to advise ASIC, in writing, within 10 business days of becoming aware of such a significant breach. The failure to lodge the financial statements is a breach of Allegianz's legal obligations and licence conditions. ASIC has ...

ASIC calls out weak conflict policy in vertical business

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2016
ASIC has called out conflict management policy in vertically-integrated funds management businesses as often being solely designed to conform to regulatory requirements. In its 'Culture, conduct and conflicts of interest in vertically integrated businesses ...

Senate recommends immediate adviser bans following "bitter harvest"

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2016
... government should review the penalties for advice breaches to ensure that "the penalties align with the seriousness of the breach and serve as an effective deterrent." In particular, ASIC should re-evaluate the consequences for advisers operating without ...

ANZ appoints PwC for OnePath compliance review

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2016
... conduct an independent review of its compliance processes in its OnePath businesses. ASIC raised concerns following ANZ breach reports in 2013 to 2015 regarding life and general insurance, superannuation and funds management activities within OnePath ...

ASIC tightens Macquarie's AFSL

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016
... Macquarie Bank's Australian financial services licence following an investigation. ASIC investigated several Macquarie breach reports between 2004 and 2014 pertaining to "breaches of the client money provisions of the Corporations Act." These breaches ...

ANZ pays $212,500 for responsible lending breach

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2016
... alternative was provided if customers were offered the $1,000 amount via mail or at a branch, either. This, ASIC said, was in breach of ANZ's obligation to make reasonable inquiries about a customer's credit limit needs: "a protection aimed at ensuring ...