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Advice group strengthens leadership team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2018
A boutique financial advice group appointed three senior leaders to further support its growing adviser network, including a newly-created head of adviser experience role. In announcing the hires, Fitzpatricks Group said the appointments will significantly ...

New campaign combats elder financial abuse

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2018
Several organisations are joining a new campaign to help tackle elder financial abuse. The Australian Banking Association, National Seniors, Council on the Ageing, Older Persons Action Network and the Financial Services Union are calling on state governments ...

ASIC drags Westpac to court

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2018
ASIC has initiated civil penalty proceedings against Westpac in relation to a Perth financial planner whose poor advice has already seen the bank foot a $12 million bill to remediate clients. Sudhir Sinha provided financial advice in the Perth area ...

Aussie IPO launches at decade high

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2018
... half of this year, yet the capital they raised is significantly lower than four years ago, according to Baker McKenzie. The law firm looked at IPO activity by Aussie issuers in both domestic and cross-border markets for H1 for all years between 2007 ...

AFCA appoints chief executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2018
The one-stop shop for financial services complaint has chosen David Locke as its chief ombudsman and chief executive. Locke is currently the Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission (ACNC)'s assistant commissioner, charity services. ACNC ...

Government opens consultation for amended CCIV regime

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018
The Federal Government opened consultation to industry stakeholders for the first tranche of the Treasury Laws Amendment (Corporate Collective Investment Vehicle) Bill 2018. In August 2017, the Government called for initial consultation on the CCIV ...

Industry responds to Dover shutdown

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2018
The Association of Financial Advisers will lobby ASIC and the Federal Government to extend the transition period provided to Dover Financial Advisers' authorised representatives in the wake of the dealer group's shock closure. On Friday evening ...

AFA criticises draft FASEA standard

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2018
... obligation, the AFA said, adding it might be a "dangerous complication" to imply the new requirements reflect the spirit of the law and relying on grandfathering arrangements may breach the proposed standard. With respect to Standard 2, which states ...

ASIC looks into Melbourne planning firm

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018
ASIC surveillance of a Melbourne based financial planning business will extend to an independent review of its compliance arrangements. Record keeping, supervision and other compliance arrangements of Melbourne-based Allied Financial Solutions are the ...

Charges laid in ANZ criminal cartel conduct case

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2018
... placement. Whether the joint lead managers should have stated this fact, is up for investigation. ANZ denied breaking the law on Friday. ANZ chief risk officer Kevin Corbally said: "We believe ANZ acted in accordance with the law in relation to the placement ...