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Former MLC and Optimix executives join Findex

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2015
... Group investment committee follows a $200 million acquisition of the Crowe Horwath accountancy and financial services business in Australia and New Zealand. Condon is currently principal of Chris Condon Financial Services, a consultancy that advises ...

Mercer announces internal promotions

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2015
... Marsh & McLennan Companies since 1994 and joined Mercer in 2000. Recently Walsh was leader of Mercer's financial services business for the Pacific and has been a critical member of the Mercer Pacific leadership team. Both Anderson and Walsh take on their ...

Former Wallaby Kearns resurfaces at insurance broker

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2015
Former Wallabies captain Phil Kearns has been appointed managing director of corporate insurance broker InterRISK Australia, nine months after stepping down as chief executive of Centric Wealth. Kearns has over 10 years' experience leading financial ...

ASIC cancels boutique's AFSL

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2014
... Kell said licensees need to demonstrate that they have adequate financial resources to continue their financial services business in compliance with the law. "ASIC will act to remove companies from the advice industry where they do not have adequate ...

Industry welcomes grandfathering deal

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2014
... amendments to the education provisions are being introduced so that training benefits that relate to financial services business are not considered conflicted remuneration. Other issues included are amendments to the stamping fee provisions that clarify ...

Unlicensed Torquay adviser gets 7 year ban

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2014
... unauthorised trading. Shore Capital's AFS licence was cancelled on 16 October 2014 as it no longer operates a financial services business. Logan and Shore Capital have a right of appeal to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for a review of ASIC's de ...

ASIC takes SMSF property spruikers to court

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2014
... investment promoter based in New South Wales. Park Trent Properties Group is carrying on an unlicensed financial services business and promoting the use of self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) to purchase investment property. The has commenced proceedings ...

ASIC to crack down on big four, AMP and Macquarie

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2014
... concerned about the culture of financial services businesses, and the incentive structures they use. A financial services business should have policies, processes and procedures in place to comply with their legal obligations," the document said.

Matrix shareholders approve ClearView acquisition

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2014
... Advice Pty Ltd will be instrumental in achieving our goal of building a major financial advice and financial services business that is not aligned to any major institution." Under the terms of the offer, Matrix shareholders will receive $4.407 in cash ...

ASIC: Beware fake forex website

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2014
... Forex, FiFx or FiFX Global are registered Australian companies, nor are their services regulated as a financial services business under Australian law. "The website, www.fifx.com appears to be operated overseas and refers to an Australian company that ...