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Westpac obscured bad adviser reference check

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018
... with another licensee he was joining. Smith commenced as a financial adviser with Westpac subsidiary St George Financial Planning in May 2007. He displayed inappropriate conduct on several occasions that warranted a number of audits and warnings until ...

RECAP: Advice in the Royal Commission spotlight (Day 4 and 5)

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018
... give Dover a reference check on an adviser who was audited several times during his eight years at St George Financial Planning. Dover currently employs the adviser. Wright thinks insurance should still be excluded from potential grandfathering rule ...

ASIC hits former NAB adviser with permanent ban

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2018
... behalf. During this time, he was an authorised representative of The Salisbury Group and AMP-aligned Charter Financial Planning.

Why wait for Royal Commission to address trust?

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2018
... three units of study. The proposed standards have been met with fierce opposition from the industry, with the Financial Planning Association of Australia stating that their members were outraged at the FASEA proposal. FPA chair Neil Kendall last week ...

RC findings bring shame on advice industry: social media

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2018
... reminded of what we recommended to the Joint Parliamentary Committee 9 years ago regarding fee for no service in financial planning. 9. Years. Ago. #BankingRC pic.twitter.com/hz4oFGuLaP - Tim Mackay ???? (@timqfadvice) April 16, 2018 Finally, Quantum ...

Social media singles out ASIC in Royal Commission coverage

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2018
... failings the Royal Commission exposed today. Been trying for a DECADE now to get those clowns at ASIC moving on financial planning. Inconceivable they [ASIC] could ever be part of the solution. #banksRC https://t.co/3cKZ9b0F2Y - Jeff Morris (@jmwhistleblower) ...

Commonwealth Bank refunding millions in fees for no service

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2018
... entities, Senior Counsel Assisting Rowena Orr said between July 2007 and June 2015 clients of Commonwealth Financial Planning, BW Financial Advice and Count Financial were charged ongoing fees for advice without receiving advice. In its submissions CBA ...

Lonsec names group chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2018
... has worked in the financial services industry for about 40 years with experience in the funds management and financial planning industries. He is also the co-founder of Paragem. Lonsec said Knox's experience in working with major fund managers and financial ...

AMP admits to serious misconduct in RC submissions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2018
... hearings. AMP currently has about 2800 advisers working across 1500 practices; more than half are licensed with AMP Financial Planning, with about 1000 licensed through Charter Financial Planning or Hillross Financial Services. Follow Financial Standard ...

Royal Commission must cast net wider

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2018
... common type of financial advice sought by consumers. It represents about one-third of the $4.6 billion in annual financial planning revenue. Industry Fund Services chief executive Cath Bowtell says she would welcome any review into the quality of advice ...