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Advisers react to Royal Commission revelations

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
Financial advisers are struggling to comprehend the level of misconduct revealed by the past fortnight's Royal Commission hearings. Will the non-aligned advice space be strengthened by the findings? Or will the vertically integrated model withstand ...

Financial planning must regroup and reform: Social Media

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
... Adrian Raftery, said public disciplinary actions are crucial to a functioning co-regulatory model. I strongly believe in advisers being individually licensed - and personally responsible - pleased to hear this response from the regulator #BankingRC pic.twitter.com/h6kRuXlJvU ...

ROYAL COMMISSION: Our top stories

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
... financial advice from Henderson in late- 2016, having come across Henderson's name as the 2016 Association of Financial Advisers' Practice of the Year winner. She said she was also motivated by the fact that she had regularly seen Henderson on television ...

Adviser regulation lacking a professional body, RC hears

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
The Association of Financial Advisers decided to retain two financial advisers as members despite them receiving official banning orders from ASIC because the association didn't want to tarnish its reputation and engage in a legal battle. AFA chief ...

MGP responds to Henderson's RC hearing

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
... never had any influence over the operation of MGP. "In addition, MGP has never had any influence over advice provided by advisers who use the MDA Service," Heather said. Questioning Henderson's interest in MGP further, Orr asked: "Did you disclose that ...

ASIC grilled over negotiating with banks

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
... outcomes with financial advice licensees. Senior Counsel Assisting Rowena Orr asked ASIC senior executive leader - financial advisers, Louise Macaulay, why ASIC did this instead of "exercising its powers", given that it could lead to better outcomes ...

Dover roasted for 'Orwellian' protection policy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
The Royal Commission scrutinised Dover Financial Advisers' former client protection policy, demonstrating its essential purpose to be to exonerate the licensee of any liability in the event of misconduct by authorised representatives. Counsel Assisting ...

Royal Commission invite refused by Dover

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
Dover Financial Advisers was revealed as the only large scale financial advice licensee to decline the Royal Commission's request for assistance in identifying instances of misconduct. Appearing before the Commission yesterday, Dover owner Terry McMaster ...

Elders appoints four advisers

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2018
Elders Financial Planning has added four financial advisers, including one of its first to be located in Sydney CBD. The appointments include: Bishal Chhetri from Sydney (NSW), Steve Salvemini from Glenelg (SA), Brett Stephenson from the Sunshine Coast ...

Advice firm impersonated clients

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2018
... deemed to be inappropriate. Editor's note: Sam Henderson was featured as one of the 2017 Power 50 influential financial advisers in Australia. In compiling this list, Financial Standard requested the assistance of the Financial Planning Association (FPA) ...