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FSCP serves up registration prohibition order

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023
The Financial Services and Credit Panel (FSCP) has slapped a financial adviser with a "registration prohibition order" for being insolvent under administration. Timothy Leslie Anderson's registration as a relevant provider has been revoked from ...

Advice firms must scale up to meet demand: AZ NGA

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2023
... contained in Treasury's Quality of Advice Report, if implemented, could see the industry's risk appetite expanded in order to help more Australians and, in doing so, build a stronger financial advice sector." According to Barrett, 15 firms within ...

Gender pay gap a crucial diversity metric: FSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023
... participants such as asset managers need to disclose PAIs that their investment decisions have on sustainability factors, in order to identify and assess risks and minimise harms. Many markets have voluntary or mandatory requirements to increase gender ...

Former adviser convicted over false documents

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2023
Former financial adviser David Fong and his practice Fong Financial Planners have been convicted and sentenced in a Perth court for three counts of dishonest conduct. Fong, who was an authorised representative of AMP Financial Planning between January ...

OnePath cops $5m fine over fees for no service

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2023
The Federal Court has imposed a $5 million penalty on OnePath Custodians for unlawfully deducting adviser service fees from members. According to court documents, the trustee made misleading representations about its right to continue charging fees ...

BBY manager charged with aiding and abetting

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2023
... suspended for three years on the first charge. She was also ordered to serve a three-and-a-half-year community correction order, including 380 hours of community service. In November 2017, ASIC banned former BBY financial adviser Sergio Nicolo Belardo ...

ASX calls time on mFund settlement service

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2023
Following an assessment and feedback from a recent consultation, the ASX has opted to wind down the mFund settlement service, setting a tentative deadline of May 2026 for the removal of funds. ASX noted that, since mFund's launch, an evolving market ...

ASIC forced to pay James Mawhinney's legal costs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2023
... managing director James Mawhinney incurred during the regulator's failed attempt at bringing an expanded case against him. The order follows the Federal Court of Australia's decision last month to reject ASIC's attempts, which included additional allegations ...

Super funds increasing offshore investment, currency hedging lessens: NAB

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023
... international assets. NAB executive, markets corporate and institutional sales John Bennet said the 2023 report expanded in scope in order to provide deeper insights on how funds are adapting their investment decisions and implementation processes to ...

Perth Mint enters voluntary enforceable undertaking

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023
Perth Mint has entered an enforceable undertaking (EU) with AUSTRAC to improve compliance with Australia's anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) laws. In August, the financial crimes regulator ordered the appointment of ...