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Trio directors accept APRA suspension

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011
Trio Capital directors, Rex Phillpott and David Andrews, have conceded to APRA that with the benefit of hindsight they should have acted differently and regret their actions, with the regulator accepting an enforceable undertaking from the pair. The ...

Trio chair ban and Richard jailed

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
Former chairman and director of failed super trustee Trio Capital, David Andrews, is to be excluded from the financial services industry for nine years while Astarra director, Shawn Richard, has been handed down a two and a half year jail sentence. ...

FSC insurance churn action divides planners

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011
Financial advisers fear that new measures from the Financial Services Council aimed at reducing churn in the insurance market will lead to some penalties for acting in the best interest of a client. Financial Services Council (FSC) chief executive officer ...

State winners named in AFA excellence awards

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2011
Six state winners have been announced in the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) Excellence in Education Awards, with the national winner to be announced in October. The award, sponsored by Asteron, applauds independent financial advisers who continue ...

Coaching tips invigorate adviser roadshow

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011
Financial advisers were treated to a magical list, staff empowerment and "I've got the cookie" in a memorable coaching session on how to build an award-winning business at the Association of Financial Advisers national roadshow in Sydney today. Steve ...

Astarra director convicted by NSW Supreme Court

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2011
A NSW Supreme Court judge found on Friday that a term of imprisonment would be the only appropriate punishment for Shawn "Shawny Cash" Richard, the former director of Astarra Asset Management. Justice Peter Garling convicted the 36-year-old Canadian-born ...

Asteron takes on CFS FirstChoice risk offering

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
Life risk advice provider, Asteron, has stepped up its relationship with Colonial First State, partnering with the FirstChoice platform to bring additional insurance options to its advisers. Effective from July 18, Asteron advisers will have access ...

Advisory firm directors may challenge ASIC ban

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2011
Two Seagrims directors are considering a legal challenge to a three-year ASIC ban imposed after clients lost money in funds associated with the Trio Capital superannuation fund fraud. ASIC said on Tuesday it was holding financial advisers to account ...

ASIC accepts EU from Kilara Financial Solutions

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2011
Planning group, Kilara Financial Solutions, will take on an independent compliance expert at its own cost after having switched clients to Trio Capital super products. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has accepted the Enforcable ...

Fear is in the air

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2011
"Fear is in the air Everywhere I look around Fear is in the air Every sight and every sound And I don't know if I'm being foolish Don't know if I'm being wise But it's something that I must believe in And it's there when I look in your eyes." (my apologies ...