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Former BBY adviser cops 10-year ban

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2017
A former BBY financial adviser has been banned for 10 years, while an ex-CBA adviser pleaded guilty to forging client documents, corporate regulator ASIC said. ASIC banned Perth-based Sergio Nicolo Belardo, a former authorised representative of stockbroking ...

Quant manager ties momentum with machine

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2017
A global quantitative investment manager has turned the clock to re-evaluate its momentum strategies, using expertise in machine learning to build better alpha-capturing trading systems. In his recent trip to Australia, Man AHL chief scientist Anthony ...

Forgery sees former NAB adviser sentenced

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017
A former NAB adviser pleaded guilty to two charges of forgery brought against him by ASIC. Shane Thompson of New Gisborne, Victoria was fined $1000 and forced to pay $223.30 in costs by the Melbourne Magistrates' Court for forging and submitting financial ...

SelectingSuper finalists announced

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2017
Finalists for the 2017 Rainmaker SelectingSuper Awards have been announced ahead of the industry event on November 16 in Melbourne. The 2017 awards, highlighting Australia's top superannuation providers and industry leaders, represent a significant ...

Former Financial Wisdom adviser banned

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2017
A former authorised representative of Financial Wisdom has been permanently banned from providing financial services. Koresh Daniel Houghton was found to have engaged in misleading, deceptive and dishonest conduct and failed to act in his clients' best ...

AMP and Challenger ink annuities deal

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2017
Challenger annuities will now be available through AMP's adviser portal, marking one of the more historic partnerships since Challenger swapped its financial planning business for AXA's annuities portfolio in 2008. Financial advisers will now be able ...

New super product for investment savvy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2017
... it uses our existing cloud-based portfolio management services and intuitive workflows including electronic digital signature based applications," Bernasconi said. In a recent blog post, WealthO2 described superannuation as a double edged sword, saying ...

Software provider upgrades ahead of super deadline

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2017
Accounting document software provider MyWorkpapers has released a raft of features ahead of the introduction of new superannuation regulation on 1 July. The cloud-based platform enhanced its SMSF 5.0 feature to meet the incoming legislative requirements ...

Greater adoption of tech in new world of advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2017
... analysis and the findings are vital for advisers and the ongoing success of the AdviceTech industry," Heine said. Digital signature and virtual meeting tools look set to be the most popular in the coming months, with 52% of practices planning to increase ...

NAB adviser puts beneficiaries at risk

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2017
... a superannuation fund may require non-lapsing binding beneficiary nominations to have two witnesses to the clients' signature. NAB Financial Planning general manager Tim Steele said that the firm is not aware of any customers having been impacted, but ...