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Google to pay ATO $481.5m

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
The Australian Tax Office has celebrated a major win, with tech giant Google set to cough up an extra $481.5 million on top of its previous tax payments. It comes following a 10 year dispute between the ATO and Google. Microsoft, Apple and Facebook ...

Westpac to pay $9.5m for Corps Act breaches

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
Westpac has been ordered by the Federal Court of Australia to pay $9.15 million over poor financial advice provided by just one former adviser. The court case relates to poor financial advice provided by Sudhir Sinha which breached the best interest ...

What you read in 2019: Financial advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
There wasn't a dull day to be had in Australia's financial advice industry in 2019, but unfortunately it was rarely a good thing. We are bidding farewell to the year that is likely to be remembered as one financial advisers would rather forget. ...

Time-poor advisers to embrace model portfolios

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2019
New research from global asset manager State Street Global Advisors reveals financial advisers may shun traditional investment management tasks in a bid to spend more time on clients as mounting regulatory and compliance responsibilities take their ...

Former Goldman Sachs exec charged over $62m bribery

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2019
Former Goldman Sachs managing director Tim Leissner has been charged with bribery in relation to the high profile 1MDB sovereign wealth scandal. The US Securities and Exchange Commission has brought charges against Leissner for allegedly engaging in ...

Sam Henderson attempts to set record straight

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019
Former financial adviser and TV show host Sam Henderson has spoken out for the first time since his Royal Commission appearance and subsequent ASIC ban, taking to the XY Adviser podcast to describe the impact events of the last 18 months have had on ...

Stanford Brown acquires Sydney advice firm

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2019
Stanford Brown has acquired a Sydney advice practice from Godfrey Pembroke, with chief executive Jonathan Hoyle saying there's more to come. World Square Financial Services was founded by former NAB Private Bank financial adviser Robert Wiggins ...

FASEA compliance has silver lining

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019
For financial planning practices that don't have a clearly laid out business plan, the workload of meeting FASEA's Code of Ethics requirements can be a great push to get it in order, according to a speaker at the FPA Congress. In a session about ...

Countdown to FPA Congress

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2019
Heading along to the 2019 FPA Congress in Melbourne this week? Still unsure of what you're looking to get out of it? Congress chair Michelle Tate-Lovery is here to help. This year's Congress, taking place at the Melbourne Convention Centre from tomorrow ...

Financial planning pioneer to speak at FPA Congress

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2019
Mitch Anthony, who pioneered life-centered financial advice, will address the annual FPA Congress next week. He spoke to Financial Standard about what advisers can expect from his session. Mitch Anthony has been a thought leader in financial planning ...