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MGP responds to Henderson's RC hearing

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
... education, Orr highlighted that the document purports Henderson to hold a Masters of Commerce. The ASIC Financial Adviser Register shows Henderson as having attained a Bachelor of Commerce in 2005 from the University of Western Sydney. "Was that correct ...

ASIC audits limited AFSLs

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2017
... comply with their new obligations, and were confused about what information they needed to upload to the Financial Adviser Register (FAR). About half of the licensees had not updated the FAR with relevant adviser information, ASIC said, adding some licensees ...

SEC to run ad campaign promoting online consumer adviser checks

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2016
... launching an updated version of its consumer campaign to remind investors they can go to the SEC's financial adviser register to run a free check of any authorised adviser or broker. The campaign follows the SEC stepping up its involvement in the US ...

IFAs to benefit from ASIC SME focus

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015
... suggested that ASIC could further expand its role in financial advice by providing a mobile version of its Financial Adviser Register to consumers.

Adviser Ratings provides planner endorsements

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2015
... endorse each other on the platform. The review service, which was recently revamped to make use of ASIC's Financial Adviser Register, added the planner endorsement feature following consumer feedback. As a result, advisers can now recommend their peers ...

David Koch joins forces with Adviser Ratings

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2015
... compare and review their financial advisers, and was recently revamped to make use of the data in ASIC's Financial Adviser Register, launched in March. As part of Koch's involvement in the platform, Adviser Ratings will expand into delivering educational ...

Industry meets behind closed doors to fix advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2015
... adopt "a pragmatic and consultative process" similar to the one that led to the implementation of a financial adviser register. Financial Services Council (FSC) director of policy Andrew Bragg said that the organisation feels "very optimistic that this ...

Advice register more detailed than expected

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2015
... industry bodies. The Australian Bankers Association said following the release of the regulations that "a financial adviser register will enhance transparency and go a long way toward improving practices in the financial advice industry. "It will help ...

Register to include qualifications, association membership

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2014
The government's public financial adviser register will include adviser's qualifications and professional association memberships by March 2015, Treasury has confirmed. A statement by the department confirmed that the register will also include the ...

Senate votes against disallowing FoFA amendments

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
... the requirements would be introduced as regulations in the next 90 days. These include setting up a financial adviser register, informing clients about the adviser's best interest duty and detailing fees and commissions. "This is very good news for consumers ...