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Synchron recruits admin staff to cope with adviser demand

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014
Synchron has recruited administration and compliance staff to assist with an increase in adviser applications to join the dealer group. At least 34 individual advisers have applied to join Synchron in over a month, following the group's decision to ...

Count and SPAA partner to provide SMSF training

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014
Count Financial and the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) have partnered to provide self-managed super fund (SMSF) specialised training and education to Count members. Count is encouraging its advisers to join SPAA by offering them ...

ASIC bans former authorised representative

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2014
... had also acted as the solicitor for CS Heritage since its incorporation until January 30, 2012, as an authorised representative from May 2, 2008 and project manager of all of CS Heritage's projects until he was removed on February 21, 2012. ASIC found ...

Count Financial launches its Accountants' Solution

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2014
... enabling the provision of comprehensive financial advice. The mid-level authorisation known as Accountant Authorised Representative is for accountants that want to continue providing SMSF only advice once the accountants' exemption is removed. This authorisation ...

Bankrupt adviser gets nine month ban

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2013
... been banned for nine months. The ban will be lifted when McCreath's bankruptcy ends. McCreath was an authorised representative of Australian Life Insurance Distribution Pty Ltd and provided statements of advice. He has the right to lodge an appeal with ...

Madison appoints general manager

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2013
Financial planning firm Madison Financial Group has appointed a new general manager who will focus on attracting new advisers. Giulio Russo has been appointed to the role and will be taking care of compliance issues and supporting the firm's growth. ...

ASIC asks for public adviser register to track "bad apples"

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has asked for a public register of financial advisers detailing licensee records so the regulator and investors can easily identify "bad apples." In a submission to the Senate inquiry about ...

ASIC warns consumers about NRAS property ads

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has warned consumers about advertising that promotes the use of self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) to invest in residential properties through the National Rental Affordability Scheme ...

Guardian Advice benefits from planner "flight to security"

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2013
Guardian Advice has hit the 200 adviser milestone and is benefiting from financial planners' "flight to security," the group's executive manager Simon Harris said. In the past months Guardian Advice has attracted independent advisers from small dealer ...

ASIC accepts EU from two advice firms

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2013
... services for four years. ASIC's investigation found that between August and September 2012, Banfield, an authorised representative and director of Lotus Securities Limited, submitted approximately 10 to 15 change of adviser forms to netwealth Investments ...