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FASEA must recognise all prior learning: FPA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2018
... Planning, a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment and the CFP certification. As it stands, the FASEA proposal is not fair and equitable in its treatment of all advisers and fails to recognise actual financial planning education, De Gori ...

Dover AFSL cancelled, McMaster exits industry

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2018
ASIC has accepted a Court Enforceable Undertaking from Dover Financial Advisers and Terry McMaster will leave the financial services industry. ASIC confirmed the action resulted from an ASIC investigation which commenced in 2017, with a particular focus ...

ASIC takes civil action against AMP

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2018
The corporate regulator has commenced Federal Court proceedings against AMP Financial Planning (AMPFP), alleging the division of the recently scrutinised mutual failed to ensure its authorised financial planners complied with the best interests duty ...

ASIC bans former adviser on IPO conduct

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2018
... the regulator said. "Attempts to achieve the minimum spread requirement through artificial means is inconsistent with the fair and orderly operation of the market. ASIC will take action to ban people from providing financial services if they engage in ...

NAB names wealth advocate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2018
... "challenging us to think differently about how we can achieve the best outcomes for our customers." This includes supportive and fair complaints processes, with a particular focus on customers who may be vulnerable such as the elderly, Hagger added.

Age pension application difficult: Report

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2018
... and web access. "In a country like Australia where people have worked hard and paid taxes their whole life, it's simply not fair that government makes it hard to apply for the Age Pension," he said. "We worked with seniors to better understand how they ...

ASIC drags Westpac to court

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2018
ASIC has initiated civil penalty proceedings against Westpac in relation to a Perth financial planner whose poor advice has already seen the bank foot a $12 million bill to remediate clients. Sudhir Sinha provided financial advice in the Perth area ...

Chief economist update: Trade war and peace

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2018
... on but Trump - and his tariffs - certainly wouldn't agree to point four in the communique: "We acknowledge that free, fair, and mutually beneficial trade and investment, while creating reciprocal benefits, are key engines for growth and job creation. ...

Japan needs trade peace with the US

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2018
... "We're working hard to reduce our trade imbalance which is very substantial, remove barriers to US exports and to achieve a fair and mutually beneficial economic partnership" and that Abe communicated to him that Japan "billions and billions of dollars ...

Industry fund adds directors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2018
A $14 billion industry superannuation fund appointed two new member directors to its board, including a former State Super chief investment officer. Equipsuper's existing board of directors will be joined by Lisbeth Rasmussen and Penny Davy-Whyte from ...