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Adviser stole $200k from SMSFs

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2019
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) permanently banned a former financial adviser who stole more than $200,000 from client self-managed superannuation funds. Robert Michael of Bentleigh, Victoria has been permanently banned from ...

Woodford suspension extended again

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2019
Woodford Equity Income Fund investors are unlikely to have access to their money in time to do their Christmas shopping. Link Asset Services confirmed last week that the Woodford Equity Income Fund is likely to remain suspended another four months ...

AMP MDA constraints frustrate advisers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2019
The additional conditions imposed on AMP Financial Planning's managed discretionary account (MDA) licence has resulted in so many constraints on financial advisers that the offering is reportedly "unusable". A source told Financial Standard that AMP ...

Former adviser cops 20-year prison sentence

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019
A former financial adviser in the US will spend the next 20 years behind bars after defrauding retiree investors of $30 million, some of which was used to fund religious ceremonies to ward off federal investigators. Dawn Bennett of Maryland was this ...

AFA, FPA slam haste in ending grandfathered commissions

KRISTI CHENG  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) and the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) have both criticised the time frame given to phase out grandfathered commissions. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg announced earlier this week legislation ...

Advice resilient under pressure: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2019
Just 11% of financial advisers plan to leave the industry if the full recommendations from the Royal Commission are implemented. However, data shows the industry's outlook as a whole remains positive. This is a key finding from Investment Trends' 2019 ...

ASIC warns trustees on employer inducements

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2019
Corporate regulator ASIC is reinforcing the illegality of superannuation funds inducing employers and the serious consequences that come with breaching the new law. ASIC released Infosheet 241 on Wednesday, reminding trustees that influencing employers ...

Patersons launches first SMAs

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2019
Patersons Securities has launched its first separately managed account offerings. The stockbroking and wealth management firm released two SMA models this week. The models had previously been run by Patersons as in-house model portfolios. It is the ...

Managed accounts hit milestone

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2019
Managed accounts have reached a growth milestone, now making up 29% of the investment market in Australia. Managed accounts funds under administration grew by 17% to $51 billion in the 12 months to March, according to Rainmaker data. Platform funds ...

UBS AM hires insto sales director

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2019
UBS Asset Management has added a director to its institutional business development team with a hire from BlackRock. Liam McDermott joins UBS Asset Management in the Melbourne-based role. In his most recent role, McDermott was a vice president and an ...