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Westpac reveals Magnitude, Securitor adviser remediation

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2019
Westpac is set to repay more than 30% of the ongoing advice service fees charged by authorised representatives of Magnitude and Securitor. Westpac announced it would take a $357 million hit to cash earnings in its first half result based on currently ...

Super startup to relaunch

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2019
... is also involved in the venture, with Human Financial - the promoter of FairVine - being a corporate authorised representative of its AFSL. FairVine's website claims the fund asked women about their spending and saving habits, as well as what they ...

ASIC appoints receiver for derivatives issuer

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2019
ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of an OTC derivatives issuer and helped appoint a receiver to the firm and its related companies. ASIC has successfully applied to the Federal Court to appoint receivers to Berndale Capital Securities, Berndale Capital Securities ...

Rush of advisers sign up before FASEA deadline

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2019
The final quarter of 2018 saw more than 4000 financial advisers sign up to ASIC's Financial Adviser Register. According to a Rainmaker analysis of ASIC data, an extra 4037 financial advisers registered as authorised representatives to meet FASEA's ...

ASIC bans Gold Coast adviser

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2019
ASIC has banned a Gold Coast financial adviser from providing financial services for six years. ASIC found that Rodney Peters represented to clients that he had authority to engage in discretionary trading when this was not the case. Peters was previously ...

Former Millennium3 adviser banned

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2019
... dollar values, failing to comply with the requirements for a Statement of Advice (SOA). Forster was an authorised representative of now-defunct Breakaway Finance Group from 2012 to 2014. Forster then moved to Millennium3 where he was able to operate ...

Remediation to hit Westpac earnings

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2019
Westpac's cash earnings in the first half of the year will be hit by $260 million in remediation payments. The bank today confirmed the amount could still rise, with the $260 million provision not yet inclusive of any allowance for refunds to customers ...

Former Financial Wisdom adviser banned

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2019
... Financial Wisdom financial adviser from working in financial services. Anneliese Ada Willmott was an authorised representative of CBA subsidiary Financial Wisdom from 12 November 2015 until 10 August 2017. Financial Wisdom notified ASIC about Willmott's ...

Westpac exits personal advice, restructures leadership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2019
Westpac is realigning its wealth strategy and BT Financial Group will cease as a standalone division. The group has also agreed to sell a number of advisers to Viridian Advisory. BT Financial Group will cease to be a standalone division of Westpac Group. ...

Westpac mulls sale of in-house planners

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2019
Westpac has confirmed it is exploring options for its in-house financial planning division, following questions from Financial Standard about a potential sale of 50% of Westpac Financial Planning. Financial Standard understands Westpac is in talks with ...