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ASIC bans adviser for two years

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 DEC 2021
ASIC has banned Sydney-based financial adviser Christopher Betalli from providing financial services for two years. Betalli has been banned from providing financial services for two years. Following a review by the corporate regulator, Betalli, who ...

Morningstar to buy Praemium for $65m

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 DEC 2021
... remains subject to regulatory approval from the Financial Conduct Authority in the United Kingdom and the Jersey Financial Services Commission in Jersey, and other customary conditions. Morningstar and Praemium expect to complete the transaction during ...

New trading platform to enter Australia

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 21 DEC 2021
... company will position itself locally as a premium online trading platform. It has been granted an Australian Financial Services Licence by ASIC. Moomoo offers a free online account and says an account can be opened in minutes. It differentiates itself ...

Proxy advice reforms force transparency, AFS licensing

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 DEC 2021
... proxy advice that would support changes of this type," she said. Conversely, the changes were welcomed by the Financial Services Council acting chief executive Blake Briggs, who said the reforms align with existing industry best practice and the FSC's ...

Industry responds to heatmap findings

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2021
... insurance needs. In response to the latest installment of the heatmaps initiative, acting chief executive of the Financial Services Council (FSC) Blake Briggs said that the analysis is an important wake-up call for consumers that not all MySuper products ...

FSC releases two new standards

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2021
The Financial Services Council released two new standards, one of which helps members abide by the newly mandated advice fee consent requirements. FSC members will need to comply with FSC Guidance Note No. 43 from 1 January 2022, which was constructed ...

Adviser population drops below 19,000

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2021
... Meanwhile, there were 15 newly registered AFSLs since December 1. Lighthouse Advice Group, Forza Wealth, Allman Financial Services, McAllister Wealth Group, Palladia Licensee Services, Argent Wealth Licensing and Edge Financial Groups applied for new ...

Government backflips on adviser education

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2021
... Liberal party has now backflipped on education standards to match Labor's policy. Minister for superannuation, financial services and the digital economy Jane Hume confirmed the government proposes to recognise the value of on-the-job experience for ...

MLC Life adds to retail distribution team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021
... Angela Reinmouth has joined the team as national licensee manager, bringing more than 25 years' experience in financial services. She was most recently national strategic account manager at Zurich/OnePath and will now work closely with strategic account ...

Hejaz hires three senior leaders

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021
Hejaz Financial Services made three senior appointments in a bid to become Australia's first licensed Islamic bank. Michael Trist assumed the general manager of sales and distribution; Andrew Oey is the new head of lending, while Samrah Sahi took ...