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Six year ban for mortgage broker

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2012
Sydney-based mortgage broker Athol Halvorsen, has been banned from providing financial services for six years after ASIC found he had engaged in false and misleading conduct. ASIC found that while Halvorsen worked for Sydney Mortgage Market, from 2005 ...

Non-aligned advisers driving new platforms

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2012
... that the advice market is arguably the most open and competitive part of the wealth management market," said Christopher Page, Rainmaker managing director. The largest non-institutionally owned groups are PIS, Sentry, Wealthsure, Synchron and AFS, note ...

Pick your poison

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2012
... euro pressured on Spain rescue Those seeking a bit of good news amongst these dreary ones would have to go to paragraph 9 on page 7 to find that the latest Conference Board data showed consumer confidence jumped to 70.3 in September - the highest since ...

New hedge fund rules for post-GFC environment

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2012
ASIC's new guidance on hedge funds will force managers to greater disclosure on where money is invested, how assets are valued, the fund's structure and the risks involved to better protect investors following recent high-profile cases of fraud. Addressing ...

Marketing beyond gimmickry

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2012
... realise that their website is the most critical component of their online strategy. It doesn't matter how cool your Facebook page is if your website sucks. "The average shelf-life of today's website is no more than 3-5 years so expect to see some exciting ...

FPA to push advice via social media

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2012
... members. It includes an online forum where consumers can put questions to FPA members, an updated 'frequently asked questions' page, a page designed to demystify FOFA in plain English and social media buttons on each page for ease of sharing content. ...

Swan talks up bank reforms for competition

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2012
... residential mortgage-backed securities; establishing a permanent scheme to protect deposit funding; introducing a mandatory one-page fact sheet for home loans and the introduction of 'tick and flick' has helped in "turning up the heat" on lenders. The ...

Super funds look to banks on social media

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012
... service channel," the report said, citing NAB-owned online bank UBank as a case in point. The report looks at UBank's Facebook page which has a forum for product suggestions and feedback, a microsite with Facebook plug-in allowing users to ask questions ...

Blahs take the blues away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012
... from Standard & Poor's removal of one A from America's credit rating last August. But back to the bad news that's now on page 4. Yes, we have S&P again. It cut the outlook on Greece's debt to negative from stable due to the credit rater's reservation ...

Food is the new Europe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2012
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