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ASIC ban upheld, investment banker jailed

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2016
The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) has upheld ASIC's decision to ban a financial adviser from providing financial services for five years. Former Meritum Financial Group adviser, Alfie Chong, was initially banned by ASIC for a range of misconduct ...

AFA signs former PM for national conference

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2016
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has revealed the first of its plenary speakers who will open the AFA 2016 National Adviser Conference. Former Prime Minister John Howard will headline the plenary speakers, discussing the role of world leaders ...

Super gap concerns plaguing over 50s

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016
Older Australian's are increasingly worried about the retirement savings gap, with one in three women believing they'll have "far from enough to retire one", compared to one in five men. MLC's latest Wealth Sentiment Survey the quarterly survey of over ...

CFSGAM makes two senior appointments

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016
Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) has confirmed the appointment of a head of research, Australian equities core and a global head of investment specialists. Tim King has been appointed to the newly created role, reporting to head ...

Investors face 'radical uncertainty': PIMCO

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016
Investors must be prepared to face "radical uncertainty" about the future course of global economies, policies and markets and be aware that "stability is not sustainability", according to PIMCO's latest secular outlook. The report, The Global Outlook ...

New chair and director for SuiteBox

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2016
SuiteBox, the mobile office solutions for advisers, has announced the appointment of a new chairman and director. Former AIG Life Australia boss David Whyte has been appointed chairman, with Craig Anderson appointed as a director of the board. A chartered ...

CBA offers more than $4m in compensation

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2016
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has offered $4,857,974 in compensation as part of its Open Advice Review program, which has seen over 9000 cases submitted for review. CBA independent expert, Promontory Financial Group, has released its fifth ...

Perpetual launches Native Title Trust

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2016
To mark National Reconciliation Week, Perpetual Private has launched a Native Title and Community Trust, which aims to provide cost-effective investment support to indigenous communities with native title determination. The trust is designed to open ...

Lack of resources impacting ASIC

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2016
The latest licensing activity report released by ASIC reveals that the number of Australian financial services (AFS) applications approved was lower than the two preceding periods, citing a lack of staff and resources as one of the main reasons for ...

ASIC cancels AFSL of wholesale fund manager

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2016
ASIC has cancelled the Australian financial services (AFS) licence of a Sydney based wholesale service provider. TMK Index's licence was cancelled with effect from 12 May 2016 for failing to apply with a number of obligations. Previously known as Fish ...