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Wealthsure to cancel AFS licence

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2015
... ASIC has accepted WFS's offer to transfer no more than seven authorised representatives to Sentry per year without ASIC's consent. ASIC warned that "WPL may still have unresolved and unrealised complaints" and required the firm to engage an independent ...

ASFA supports ASIC electronic disclosure consultation

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
... (provided it satisfies current delivery requirements and the client is notified), making clear that providers don't need consent to deliver disclosures via email to clients, and facilitating the use of more innovative Product Disclosure Statements (PDSs). ...

Treasury Group merger postponed to November

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2014
Treasury Group's merger with Northern Lights Capital Group, which was expected to be completed by the end of October, has now been postponed until November due to outstanding regulatory conditions. "The material conditions that remain outstanding are ...

Govt to amend fund merger tax laws

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2014
... superannuation benefits are involuntarily transferred from one superannuation plan to another plan without their request or consent are not disadvantaged through the application of the proportioning rule to their benefits." It added that the Bill will ...

AFA unveils main principles of code of conduct

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2014
... provide guidance to avoid conflicts of interest. The document will also outline the importance of getting informed client consent, which involves "educate clients to help them make the decisions that they want," Anderson said. Service standards and professional ...

Senate votes against disallowing FoFA amendments

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
The Labor and Greens attempt to disallow government changes to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation failed after the Coalition was able to secure last-minute support from the Palmer United Party (PUP). The motion to disallow the government's ...

Safer sex? Women take less risk than men

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2014
... partner to be more involved with financial decisions. "The key to longer term marital tranquillity may well be the informed consent of each to the risk in their financial plan," Resnik finished.

Investec to sell local professional banking arm

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014
Investec will offload its Australian professional banking division to Bank of Queensland for $440 million. The jettisoned professional finance division includes Investec's deposits business, and its asset finance and leasing businesses in Australia. ...

Finance broker pleads guilty to car scam identity theft

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014
... personal details of two former clients to create false loan applications in their names, without the clients' knowledge or consent. The applications were submitted to a lender which approved the loans and Shiraz used the money to buy the cars. Following ...

FoFA changes go too far diluting conflicted rem: ISA

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014
Industry Super Australia (ISA) has argued to a Senate committee that the proposed amendments to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) "go too far by diluting both the conflicted remuneration prohibition and the best interests duty." ISA deputy chief ...