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AAT upholds AFSL rejection

OSKAH DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2019
ASIC's decision to reject Michael David Watson's Australian Financial Services (AFS) Licence (AFSL) was recently upheld by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT). Watson had applied for an AFSL license to provide advice for self-managed superannuation ...

ASIC and Westpac court battle sees mixed outcome

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 4 JAN 2019
... accounts. WSAL and BTFM are only permitted to provide general advice under their respective Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL). The judge said each of the 15 phone calls to customers provided general advice "because the callers did not consider ...

Raiz expands offshore

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 DEC 2018
... has an office in Jakarta with three staff members. The Mutual Fund Selling Agent licence was granted by the Indonesian Financial Services Authority. Lucas flagged the company's intention of breaking into the Indonesian market about the time it listed. ...

APRA takes action against IOOF

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2018
... individuals, including managing director Chris Kelaher and chair George Venardos. IOOF Investment Management Limited (IIML), Australian Executor Trustees (AET) and IOOF have 14 days to respond to a show cause notice issued by APRA. It declares the regulator ...

ASIC strips Melbourne firm of AFSL

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2018
... with the proviso customers implement financial advice from the firm. Financial Circle's Australian financial services licence and Australian credit licenses were cancelled on November 19, ASIC said recently in a release. Financial Circle offered personal ...

Melbourne AFSL pays $9 million in fines

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2018
... holds an AFSL authorising it to advise and deal in life risk insurance and superannuation products. It is also holds an Australian credit licence authorising it to engage in credit activities other than as a credit provider. The Federal Court has now ...

ASIC and Austplan agree to mutual breakup

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018
Austplan will lose its Australian financial services licence in November following ASIC surveillance which found deficiencies in the establishment of self-managed superannuation funds and client referrals. ASIC will cancel Austplan's AFSL effective ...

AAT overrides adviser ban

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2018
... ASIC's register of financial advisers. Between 2015 and January 2018, Fletcher was an authorised representative of the Australian Warranty Network, which holds an Australian credit licence and provides extended warranty insurance for vehicles and ...

CCIV draws mixed reception: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2018
... a CCIV if it is limited by shares and operated by a single corporate director; holds an Australian financial services licence; does not have any officers or employees other than the corporate director; operates at least one sub-fund at all times; and ...

Advisers on scam alert

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2018
... being targeted. "Advisers should ensure their clients know that all financial providers need an Australian financial services (AFS) licence from ASIC in order to be able to be able to legally carry out their service. If they feel like they are being ...