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AFS completes buy-back from Zurich

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2006
Australian Financial Services Ltd (AFS) has successfully completed its buy-back of Zurich Financial Services Australia's 39.7 per cent holding in the group. AFS chief executive officer, Peter Daly, said, "The buy-back marks an exciting new milestone ...

ASIC shadow shopping: the good, the bad and the ugly

The much-anticipated shadow shopping survey conducted by ASIC post-choice has revealed that around 80 per cent of financial advisers gave 'reasonable advice' or better, but an unacceptably high 20 per cent made consumers worse-off. And that is just ...

Pam McAlister joins the Greenfields team

Pam McAlister has agreed to become a principal on the Melbourne-based Greenfields Financial Services Lawyers team. Daniel Levy, principal at Greenfields, is very positive about what McAlister's appointment, effective 3 April, will offer the firm. "She's ...

Paragem links with Miles Corporate to help planner group M&As

Paragem Partners, a supplier of AFSL support services, has linked with Miles Corporate, a specialist provider of corporate advisory and business agency services, to help planning firms and accounting practices sell or buy other firms. Tim Miles, managing ...

ASIC charges unlicensed advisers

In another classic case of caveat emptor, charges have been laid against four Queensland-based 'investment advisers' for running a business without a license. Following ASIC's investigation, Marianna Casella, Peter Stokes, Anton Vilenica and Ken McDowell ...

ASIC too soft on AFSL applicants: Aud Gen

ASIC has issued Financial Services Licenses (FSLs) in a rush and without properly inspecting applications from a number of financial planners, dealers and insurance brokers, according to a new Auditor-General report. The report by the national Auditor-General ...

Machiavellian Macville gets prison term

... Mawson Securities. Mawson Securities sacked Macville in early 2004 for failing to comply with the provisions of the group's AFS licence and referred the matter to ASIC who then launched legal proceedings. The regulator said this should serve as a stern ...

Rei Super gains APRA licence

Rei Super has been awarded its Registrable Superannuation Entity (RSE) licence by APRA, seven months ahead of the July 2006 deadline. "The fund is committed to growing and prospering in the future so we wanted this project out of the way this calendar ...

ASIC to cut AFS licence paperwork

... additional paperwork to enable it to assess an application fully, but for most applicants four proofs will be sufficient," The AFS Licensing Kit has also been revised and now split into three parts namely how to apply for a licence, the technical issues ...

AFS buy back Zurich's interest

Australian Financial Services Limited (AFS) will buy back Zurich Australia's 39.7 per cent shareholding of the dealer group as AFS attempt to build a wholly dealer owned, dealer operated company. Chief Executive Officer of AFS Peter Daly and Zurich ...