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S&P, ABN Amro appeals rejected in landmark ruling

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2014
Standard & Poor's, ABN AMRO (now RBS) and Local Government Financial Services (LGFS) will not be allowed to appeal a Federal Court ruling in favour of 12 local councils who suffered losses on investments they administered in the wake of the financial ...

CBA whistleblower casts doubts over compensation scheme

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2014
Former Commonwealth Bank (CBA) planner and whistleblower Jeff Morris has expressed concern over a number of aspects of the bank's Open Advice Review program to compensate victims of bad advice. The adviser, who blew the whistle on cases of advice misconduct ...

RBS enters enforceable undertaking

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2014
The Royal Bank of Scotland has entered an enforceable undertaking in relation to "potential misconduct" involving the Australian Bank Bill Swap Rate (BBSW), the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has announced. RBS will also voluntarily ...

ASIC puts hold Custom Wealth's AFSL

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2014
Brisbane-based Custom Wealth Solutions has also lost its Australian financial services (AFS) licence for three months. ASIC suspended the group's licence after it entered into receivership on June 11, 2014. The regulator has also permanently banned ...

ASIC concerned about SMSFs, warns spruikers

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2014
The sharp rise in promoters recommending Australians to use their self-managed super fund (SMSF) to invest in property has led the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) to remind property developers that they need a license to operate. ...

SMSFs get off lightly in FSI interim report

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014
Self-managed superannuation funds look unlikely to face any major regulatory overhauls as a result of the Financial System Inquiry (FSI), recommendations made in the interim report suggest. The FSI interim report dedicated a short section to SMSFs ...

FoFA disallowance vote will save "millions"

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
The government's deal with the Palmer United Party (PUP) to retain the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation will save the financial services industry millions of dollars according the Financial Planning Association (FPA). Commenting on the ...

GPS Wealth approves DomaCom fractional property fund

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
... property people, create private book builds for as many of their clients as want or need a property component and because of the MIS structure they will be able to include property in their fee basket." DomaCom has also launched an accreditation program ...

Alphinity fund gets rating upgrade from Zenith

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
The Alphinity Australian Share Fund (ASF) has received a 'Highly Recommended' rating from Zenith Investment Partners. The ASF is Alphinity's flagship fund. Its process seeks to identify companies who are more likely to experience a short-term earnings ...

ASIC considers compulsory advice for complex products

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2014
... reward. "Complex products, due to their nature, can be difficult for investors to understand. This can lead to them being mis-sold. This risk can be amplified where investors perceive a product to be simple when in fact it has a complex structure or ...