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Westpac exec jumps ship to ING Direct

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2017
... stage for the bank. "I am delighted to have Melanie join our team. She's been a high achiever in Australian financial services and will be an asset to ING as we grow our business and scale digital capability across products and services," Sareen said. ...

ASIC approves world-first fintech exemptions

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2016
... class waivers, fintech businesses will be able to test certain services without having to hold an Australian financial services or credit licence. These services include stored value cards, certain foreign exchange services, fintech licensing exemptions ...

Burgess to chair Yarra Capital

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2016
... Mark has come on board as Yarra Capital's independent chairman. He has extraordinary experience in Australian financial services and is already adding significant value across a range of areas."

False information undermining ASIC integrity

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2016
... accountants to apply for a limited licence," the report justified. Close to 40% of applicants for limited Australian financial services licences left their applications to the last month of the 36-month transition to apply, resulting in significant delays ...

Carwardine to undergo external advice review

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2016
... of Lionsgate Financial Group (Lionsgate) after additional licence conditions were placed on its Australian financial services licence (AFSL) in 2013. The conditions required Lionsgate to appoint an independent expert to review all aspects of its arrangement ...

ASIC probe reveals 185 more CBA compo cases

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2016
... further 185 cases. The report was required under the additional conditions imposed by ASIC on the Australian financial services licences (AFSL) of Commonwealth Financial Planning (CFP) and Financial Wisdom (FW) in August 2014. The report found that as ...

Infocus celebrates success

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2016
... successes of leading businesses providing exceptional financial advice across the Infocus and Patron Australian Financial Services Licensees. Announced at the group's annual conference in Singapore, a total of 18 awards were awarded across the Infocus ...

Advisers to foot $24m bill

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2016
... products, $0.8m (3%) from general advice providers and $0.2m (1%) from wholesale advice providers. For Australian Financial Services (AFS) Licensees who provide personal advice on Tier 1 products to retail clients, ASIC has suggested they are charged ...

ASIC bans deceptive adviser

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2016
... interest notes in Protect Ensure. Karakatsanis has been an authorised representative of a number of Australian Financial Services Licensees since 2003, however between 16 July 20212 and 22 May 2014 he was an authorised representative of Protect Ensure. ...

ASIC confirms systemic failures in advice

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2016
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission has confirmed systemic failures at 21 Australian Financial Services Licensees in providing ongoing advice services to clients. Identified in ASIC's 'Financial advice: Fees for no service' report, the ...