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Latitude Financial joins banks on AFCA complaints list

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2020
... received 2902 complaints. Incredibly, AFCA was able to assist consumers and small businesses to obtain $185 million in compensation in its first year of operation.

Radio host adviser revealed as alleged fraudster

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2019
... heard of him. The complaint which led to Springer being charged alleges that he received millions in undisclosed compensation and benefits for recommending certain investment products - without disclosing any conflicts of interest. Springer is alleged ...

Concerns over cancelled ASFL complaints

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
... cover had exclusions that made it inadequate for the licensee's business and any liabilities arising from potential compensation claims.

Fix gaps in AFCA remit: Creevey Russell

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2019
... well now be in a worse financial position than parties with credit facilities under $5 million who are able to seek compensation through AFCA."

CommInsure cops $700k hawking fine

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2019
... seriousness of the conviction, and added it was committed to comprehensively addressing past failings and providing compensation where things have gone wrong. "We note the fine of $700,000 that has been applied in court today. The penalty relates to ...

Mental health costs insurers $750m per year

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2019
... to talk about and seek help earlier. "What that has translating to is an increase in the number of claims; workers compensation as well as life insurers are both experiencing an up-tick in the number of mental illness related claims." SuperFriends' Indicators ...

Chief executive banned for paying wife

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2019
... Insurance Association and paid his wife more than £200,000 ($380,000) of his own salary. He claimed the payments were compensation for some administrative tasks his wife had done. For the first several years of the scheme, Forsyth paid his wife between ...

Total Financial Solutions to shutter next year

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2019
... there is currently one client remediation matter under investigation but said it is unlikely this will result in compensation being paid.

Hume blasts super merger laggards

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019
... being unwilling to absorb the tainted assets of another, union and employer groups halting mergers until they receive compensation, arguments over board composition and directors fearing for their own jobs. Hume went on to bust those myths, before slamming ...

Advice practices urged to contact ombudsman

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2019
... that may include the conduct of lookback audits, financial planning licensors shifting responsibility for client compensation payments to licensees, short notice periods provided to licensees exiting the business and restraint of trade provisions," Carnell ...