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ASIC accepts EU of former adviser

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016
ASIC has accepted an enforceable undertaking (EU) of former Victorian financial adviser and authorised representative of the Synchron dealer group, Michael Melamed. The EU follows concerns from ASIC that Melamed's advice about life insurance, during ...

ASIC orders HSBC remediation plan for "deficient" advice

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2016
ASIC has accepted an enforceable undertaking (EU) from HSBC Bank Australia concerning "potentially deficient advice" provided on retail structured products. The advice in question was provided between January 2009 and March 2013, affected 464 out of ...

Banned former CBA planner charged with forgery

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2016
A banned former Commonwealth Financial Planning adviser has been charged for forging client documents. Following an ASIC investigation, Gold Coast man Ricky David Gillespie, 38, has appeared in the Southport Magistrates Court on one rolled-up charge ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2016
... the 12th straight month in March, down by 5.7% year-on-year after a 4.2% fall in February and a whopping 10.6% drop in January - taking down the first quarter total retail sales down by 5.8% that indicates continued contraction in the economy. Brazil's ...

Instreet partners with investment advisory for ethical platform

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2016
Instreet Investment has announced a strategic partnership to develop its ethical investment platform, the Emerald Wrap. Following its acquisition of The Emerald Club in January 2015, Instreet has been developing the Emerald Wrap as a tailored investment ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2016
US NFIB small business optimism The National Federation of Independent Business' (NFIB) small business optimism index increased to 93.6 in April, rebounding from the previous month's two-year low level of 92.6 and better than market expectations for ...

Foreign direct investors turning to Australia for growth

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2016
Foreign investors are increasingly optimistic about Australia's economic future - 32% more so than last year. The A.T. Kearney Global Foreign Direct Investment report, based on a survey of "senior executives of the world's leading corporations" conducted ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016
Australia retail sales ABS data released yesterday gave meat to the RBA's statement after its 3 May Board meeting that, "In Australia, the available information suggests that the economy is continuing to rebalance following the mining investment boom" ...

Super objective paves way for taxation changes

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2016
The Federal Government has made several budget announcements around its reaffirmation of enshrining the objective of superannuation in law, including taxing the earnings of Transition to Retirement Income Streams. A joint statement from Treasurer Scott ...

Equip's new provision for domestic violence

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2016
Equipsuper has announced an addition to its employee support program that will see an extra five days' fully paid leave for staff affected by domestic violence. The special leave will support any employees who, as a result of domestic violence, are ...