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Dover roasted for 'Orwellian' protection policy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
... Client Protection Policy sets out a number of important client protections designed to ensure every Dover client gets the best possible advice and the maximum protection available under the law." Costello labelled this clause a lie as subsequent provisions ...

US regulator to extend fiduciary rule

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018
... preserving access to a variety of types of advice relationships and investment products. The new proposals are called Regulation Best Interest. At present, though only as of recently, investment advisers must put their clients' interests ahead of their ...

Royal Commission must cast net wider

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2018
... Kell conceded the regulator has failed to effectively monitor advice provided by industry funds for its compliance with the best interests duty introduced under the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms. Responding to questions about ASIC's investigation ...

No room for complacency: Rowell

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2018
... improve what they do, she said. "We would find it hard to conclude that a trustee was meeting their obligation to act in the best interests of their members if they are consistently delivering poor member outcomes," she said.

ASIC hits former Westpac, NAB, YBR adviser with permanent ban

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2018
... enforcement report, the regulator said it will be paying particular attention to financial advisers' compliance with the best interests' duty and their obligation to provide appropriate advice to clients. In line with Report 499 on fees for no service ...

ASIC to target non-compliant advisers and AFSLs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2018
... enforcement report, the regulator said it will be paying particular attention to financial advisers' compliance with the best interests' duty and their obligation to provide appropriate advice to clients. In line with Report 499 on fees for no service ...

Best interest duty failures lead to EU

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2018
The director of a financial services firm is excluded from the industry for five years after failing to comply with best interests obligations when consolidating clients' superannuation. ASIC has accepted an enforceable undertaking from David Orth ...

IFAs tackling bank-owned competitors head on

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018
... showcase their value proposition after ASIC's recent report showing vertically integrated institutions are failing to act in the best interests of clients the majority of the time. ASIC found 75% of cases analysed did not comply with the best interests ...

Vertically integrated institutions failing to manage conflicts of interest

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018
Financial advisers employed by Australia's five largest vertically integrated institutions failed to act in the best interests of clients 75% of the time, favouring their own products and leaving clients ''significantly worse off" in 10% of cases. These ...

ASIC successfully files injunction against Melbourne advice provider

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2018
... Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009 and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001, including breaches of the best interests duty and unlicensed conduct. As such, ASIC sought injunctive relief as well as declarations of contraventions ...