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Former Macquarie advisers banned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2018
Two former Macquarie financial advisers received ASIC bans for dishonest conduct, including deliberate attempts to mislead the institution's compliance team. Mark Alexander Landau and Marcus Roderick Campbell have both been banned from providing financial ...

ASIC marks AFCA milestone

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2018
Corporate regulator ASIC said it has approved the Australian Financial Complaints Authority's complaint resolution rules, marking a significant milestone in time for its November 1 launch. ASIC gave the green light on the AFCA's complaint resolution ...

BT Financial Group proposes advice restructure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2018
BT Financial Group is reviewing its business model for salaried financial advisers, with plans to discontinue the Virtual Advice offering - resulting in significant redundancies. BT Financial Advice has proposed the scrapping of its virtual advice initiative ...

ASIC to ramp up trustee visits

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2018
Superannuation funds should get accustomed to leaving the front door open for ASIC as the regulator flagged it will pay trustees more periodic visits. Presenting a regulatory update at the AIST Super Investment Conference? in Cairns yesterday, ASIC ...

Former MyPlanner adviser fails best interests test

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2018
The corporate regulator has accepted an enforceable undertaking from a former MyPlanner financial adviser for failing to act in the best interests of his clients. Wollongong-based adviser James Phillip Allen is prohibited from providing financial services ...

Pendal builds global executive lineup

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2018
Pendal Group has appointed a new global chief risk officer, replacing the interim C-level executive who has filled the role since November last year. Bindesh Savjani is joining Pendal Group's global executive committee after a two-decade-long career ...

Linear pushes MGP into the red

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2018
The acquisition of Linear dragged Managed Accounts Holdings into the red, results for the June 2018 financial year show. While funds under administration and revenue shot up thanks to the merger, MGP reported a $2.5 million loss after making a profit ...

ASIC hires former super executives

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2018
Two former superannuation industry executives have been nominated as members of ASIC to serve a period of five years each. Among his first duties as Federal Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg announced Danielle Press and Sean Hughes will join the corporate ...

TAL enhances musculoskeletal underwriting initiative

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2018
Life insurer TAL has enhanced its musculoskeletal underwriting guidelines to manage neck pain and promote spinal health. The refreshed guidelines will enable advisers to better understand why underwriting exclusions are applied following neck pain and ...

TAL waives life premiums for drought-stricken farmers

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2018
Life insurer TAL will waive insurance premiums for drought-affected farmers in New South Wales and Queensland for a period of six months, it announced today. TAL retail customers who are eligible for the Federal government's farm household allowance ...