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RI Advice faces ASIC action

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2019
ASIC has filed a Federal Court action against RI Advice and one of its former financial advisers who was the subject of a case study during the Royal Commission. Commencing court action today, the corporate regulator has alleged RI Advice failed to ...

Whistleblower calls out approved product lies

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2019
A new paper on the consumer impact of Approved Product Lists (APLs) claims institutionally-aligned Australian Financial Services Licensees (AFSLs) are funneling new clients into in-house products, potentially in breach of Best Interest Duty obligations. ...

Dealer group shuts after advisers depart

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019
A dealer group boss decided to close down its Australian Financial Services License after finding it hard to restock advisers with the FASEA education requirements. Queensland-based Myonlineadvisers was started by James Sutherland in 2012 as a non-aligned ...

ASIC nudges robo-adviser to shutter

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019
A digital advice firm has voluntarily shut down two robo-advice tools after ASIC raised concerns. Lime FS, a Sydney-based Australian financial services licensee, was running corporate authorised representatives Plenty Wealth, Plenty Plus and Lime Wealth ...

Elders in discussions over future

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2019
Elders Financial Planning general manager Tony Beavan said that while the dealer group currently in a consultation period "no decision has been made yet." "Recent changes to the financial planning industry mean that it has become increasingly difficult ...

Licensee faces hefty remediation bill

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2019
Australian financial services license holder ClearView Financial Advice has been hit with a remediation bill for $730,000. ClearView's review and remediation program for over 200 clients who received poor life insurance advice resulted in the figure. ...

Senate creates committee on fintech, regtech

KRISTI CHENG  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2019
Passed yesterday, the motion - brought by Senator Andrew Bragg -establishes a committee to inquire and report on fintech and regtech opportunities, barriers, and future trends. It will examine the "size and scope" of the opportunity fintech and regtech ...

ASIC bans SMSF business director

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2019
ASIC banned the director of a firm allowing people to illegally access their superannuation early to buy a home. The corporate regulator slapped Max David Goldenberg with an eight year ban from providing financial services and engaging in credit activities ...

ASIC bans adviser again

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2019
A financial adviser previously banned by ASIC has found himself in hot water again. Tarandeep Aujla has been banned from providing financial services for three years by the corporate regulator for failing to act in the best interests of his clients. ...

Sam Henderson cops ASIC ban

KANIKA SOOD, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2019
The corporate regulator has banned high-profile financial adviser Sam Henderson, whose inappropriate financial advice was laid bare the in Royal Commission public hearings last year. The Sydney-based adviser was banned from providing financial services ...