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AMP reports boost in IFA flows, mulls advice unit options

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2024
... said AMP's adviser network has consolidated in terms the number of practices and advisers, but the number of representatives has stabilised year on year. Average revenue per adviser and practice of $1.75 million is above industry norms, he said. ...

Unlicensed crypto investor faces jail time

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2024
... financial counsellors, not by individuals or corporations who neither hold an AFS licence, nor are authorised representatives of an AFS licensee," it said. "Crypto assets are highly speculative investments... ASIC urges Australians to invest with caution." ...

Penta Capital fined for fabricated FUM

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024
... authorised representative". Its associated entities Penta Asset Management and SEQ Asset Management were authorised representatives of AFS Licensee Avalon Funds Management between 1 September 2022 and 19 April 2023. Avalon Funds Management is not the ...

Adviser numbers stable at 15,650

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024
... Financial Adviser Register data, the analysis found that AMP Financial Planning still has the highest number of representatives with 477. It had 546 at the start of 2023, a 13% drop in adviser numbers. Morgans Financial with 427 comes second place, while ...

E&P chief exits early

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023
... announced by the Company on 14 November 2023," E&P said. E&P settled the Shine-led class action, which related to representatives giving conflicted advice for its in-house product, the Masters Residential Property Fund (URF), for $16 million. Shine alleged ...

AFCA secures $1.2bn in refunds

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2023
... formal decision. Of its 46,097 members, 10,494 are firms, and the remaining 35,603 are individual authorised credit representatives. It pointed out that 69% of its financial firm members have not received any complaints. AFCA chief executive and chief ...

E&P settles class action for $16m

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2023
E&P Financial Group has settled a class action relating to investment advice representatives gave for its in-house product, the Masters Residential Property Fund (URF) for $16 million. The lawsuit led by Shine Lawyers alleged that E&P's financial ...

ASIC loses case against Diversa

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2023
... its duty to act efficiently, honestly, and fairly, nor did it fail to take reasonable steps to ensure authorised representatives complied with the law. Justice Button said the regulator's case was "altogether too superficial to be accepted", saying ...

Vale Tony Bongiorno

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2023
... has offices in Western Australia, Queensland, South Australia, and New South Wales. It has about 30 authorised representatives.

ASIC bans former risk adviser

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023
... sole director of Assurance Corp (Aust) Pty Ltd (Assurance Corp). Both Durant and Assurance Corp were authorised representatives of Insurance Advisernet Australia Pty Limited (IAA). ASIC found that from 30 July 2019 to 12 February 2021, Durant instructed ...