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Former adviser jailed, ASIC posts FY18 stats

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2018
A former Professional Investment Services financial adviser has been jailed for dishonesty following an ASIC investigation. The former PIS financial adviser and representative Satvir Singh Birk was sentenced to two-and-a-half years' imprisonment ...

Centrepoint Alliance bolsters distribution team

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2018
... Centrepoint flagging an increase in advice litigated claims was on the horizon for subsidiary Professional Investment Services (PIS), with the amount set to be $2 million more than anticipated.

Centrepoint bumps up advice litigation provision

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2018
... Alliance flagged an increase in advice litigated claims is on the horizon for its subsidiary Professional Investment Services (PIS), quantifying the amount to be $2 million more than anticipated. Following its reassessment of PIS' legacy claims ...

Former Charter adviser receives permanent ban

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2018
... Charter Financial Planning, Poynter was an authorised representative of Centrepoint Wealth's Professional Investment Services for more than six years.

Centrepoint adviser banned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2017
A financial adviser licensed through Centrepoint Alliance's Professional Investment Services has been banned by ASIC for three years for incompetence. Ramana Rao of Metaplanners in South Australia was banned from providing financial services after it ...

Centrepoint names interim chief executive

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2017
... Associated Advisory Practices. Prior to Centrepoint, Cargakis was southern regional manager at Professional Investment Services and national sales manager at Navigator. In an ASX statement, Centrepoint chair Alan Fisher commented on Cargakis' suitability ...

Super skimming adviser permanently banned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 DEC 2016
... dishonestly and engaging in misleading and deceptive conduct. Stewart Banks was a representative of Professional Investment Services (PIS) - a wholly-owned subsidiary of Centrepoint Alliance - from April 2007 to May 2015. ASIC found that between September ...

AZ NGA appoints Genesys vet as advice GM

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2016
... Bank Financial Planning before that. He has also held roles at Legal and General Australia and Professional Investment Services. Commenting on his appointment, Ashton said: "Joining AZ NGA is an exciting opportunity to work for a business that is providing ...

Stockspot cuts robo-advice fees

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2016
... and encourage more Australians to invest. "Stockspot was started to give Australians access to professional investment services and advice without the high costs that exclude too many people. If we can attract more people to invest through lower and ...

Former adviser charged with fraud

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2016
... alleged that between September 2010 and October 2011, Birk who was an authorised representative of Professional Investment Services (Bundall) "dishonestly caused detriment to numerous clients." In 1999 Birk was made partner of Sa & Birk Accountants and ...