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Margin lenders tighten policies after ASIC review

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016
... potentially significant risks that a double geared investment strategy might pose to investors," ASIC deputy chair Peter Kell said. "However, given the clear need for better standards, ASIC will continue to monitor the margin lending sector. Should we ...

ASIC hits ex-ANZ adviser with ban

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2016
... down on behaviour like this goes to the heart of maintaining consumer trust and confidence," said ASIC deputy chair Peter Kell. "The banning of Mr Cheung demonstrates ASIC's Wealth Management Project is identifying and tackling this kind of fraudulent ...

ASIC spots PI insurance gaps

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2015
... insurance, and they should make sure this cover measures up with our requirements in RG 126," said ASIC deputy chair Peter Kell. "ASIC will follow up with surveillance of advice licensees' PI insurance and if we find problems we will take enforcement ...

ASIC bans NAB-aligned adviser

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2015
... clients ahead of his own when he knew there was a conflict between his and the clients' interests. ASIC deputy chair Peter Kell said financial advisers must put their clients' interests ahead of their own. "Super switching that provides little benefit ...

TAL Direct business penalised for advertising

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2015
... Promoted benefits of a product must be consistent with what the product will in practice provide." said ASIC deputy chair Peter Kell. Direct income protection insurance can be sold through advisers and some superannuation funds, but due to increasing ...

CBA refunds $80m for failing to apply discounts

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2015
... processes to apply discounts, waivers and other concessions involve inherent compliance risks," ASIC deputy chairman Peter Kell said.

ANZ pays $13m to saver customers

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2015
... returned to the position they would have held if it were not for the breach occurring at all," said ASIC deputy chair Peter Kell. PSA holders will be issued letters informing them of the current situation.

Court fines SMSF admin for "free setup" ads

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2015
... significant financial decision. Consumers should not be misled by advertising, including online," said ASIC deputy chair Peter Kell. "ASIC considers that terms such as 'free' convey a strong impression to consumers and should not be used where there ...

Westpac to refund unwanted insurance

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2015
... designed to do, in order to ensure that customers don't pay for something they don't need," said ASIC deputy chair Peter Kell. "In this case, Westpac customers may have been paying for insurance cover they did not need, either because it covered risks ...

OPINION: What to do with the Tax White Paper!

ANDREW BRAGG, DIRECTOR OF POLICY, FINANCIAL SERVICES COUNCIL  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2015
... submissions that have come into that. But the timing is something you have to consider carefully. When the Howard Government and Peter Costello did this it did take around about, Peter tells me, 18 months from start to finish through going through the ...