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AMP fined $24m for charging deceased customers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2023
The Federal Court found AMP guilty of charging deceased customers life insurance premiums and advice fees, ordering it to pay $24 million in penalties. Justice Hespe today determined that four AMP subsidiaries - AMP Life, AMP Financial Planning, AMP ...

RFI Global takes on DBM's Atlas division

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023
Two Australian financial services data and insights firms have joined forces, following the acquisition of DBM Atlas by RFI Global. Founded in Melbourne, DBM Atlas, a subsidiary of the Illuminera Group, is a local specialist in research and insight ...

Last chance to nominate: MAX Awards

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023
Nominations for the annual Financial Standard MAX Awards close tomorrow. The MAX (Marketing, Advertising and Sales Excellence) Awards recognise leading individuals, teams and organisations in the Australian financial services industry who have achieved ...

UBS names industry veteran as Australasia chair

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2023
The investment bank has appointed Lindsay Maxsted as its non-executive chair of Australasia. Maxsted steps into the position effective immediately and is based in Melbourne. He brings a wealth of corporate and board experience to UBS, formerly serving ...

ASIC bans Gold Coast businessman

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2023
ASIC has banned a Gold Coast director from providing financial services for four years after discovering his business leased an algorithmic trading program and operated without a licence. Gregory William Finerty, the sole director of Bradford AI, has ...

ASIC confirms advisers can offer home equity access guidance

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2023
... retirement plans for clients. "Given the similarities between the HEAS and a reverse mortgage, many Australian Financial Service Licence (AFSL) holders had expressed caution about advising directly on the scheme, as it may have required an Australian ...

ASIC FAR to display adviser QTRP status

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2023
From February 1, ASIC's Financial Advisers Register (FAR) will display whether a financial adviser can provide tax (financial) advice services to retail clients. To provide tax advice services to retail clients, a financial adviser must meet certain ...

ASIC case against Commonwealth Bank dismissed

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2022
The Federal Court has dismissed proceedings brought by ASIC against the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) over fees. The court dropped allegations that the bank engaged in misleading or deceptive conduct, made false or misleading representations ...

ASIC suspends FTX Australia's licence

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2022
ASIC has suspended the Australian financial services licence of embattled crypto company FTX. FTX entered voluntary administration on November 11, and the AFSL is suspended until 15 May 2023. However, for the time being, FTX can continue to provide ...

Another ban for Sirius Financial

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2022
ASIC has banned former responsible manager of over-the-counter derivatives provider Sirius Financial, Mark Bringans, for eight years. Bringan's banning follows an ASIC investigation into the firm, which agreed to wind down its retail and wholesale operations ...