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Whistleblower calls out approved product lies

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2019
A new paper on the consumer impact of Approved Product Lists (APLs) claims institutionally-aligned Australian Financial Services Licensees (AFSLs) are funneling new clients into in-house products, potentially in breach of Best Interest Duty obligations. ...

Dealer group shuts after advisers depart

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019
A dealer group boss decided to close down its Australian Financial Services License after finding it hard to restock advisers with the FASEA education requirements. Queensland-based Myonlineadvisers was started by James Sutherland in 2012 as a non-aligned ...

ASIC nudges robo-adviser to shutter

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019
A digital advice firm has voluntarily shut down two robo-advice tools after ASIC raised concerns. Lime FS, a Sydney-based Australian financial services licensee, was running corporate authorised representatives Plenty Wealth, Plenty Plus and Lime Wealth ...

Elders in discussions over future

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2019
... proposal," Elders said. Elders does not directly employ any advisers, but authorises use of it Australian Financial Services License to 63 advisers who operate their own independent businesses. Elders said it has been in discussions over the businesses ...

Licensee faces hefty remediation bill

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2019
Australian financial services license holder ClearView Financial Advice has been hit with a remediation bill for $730,000. ClearView's review and remediation program for over 200 clients who received poor life insurance advice resulted in the figure. ...

ASIC bans SMSF business director

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2019
... Superfunded provided financial services and engaged in credit activities, but held neither an Australian financial services license, nor an Australian credit license, and was not acting as an authorised representative of another licensee. The regulator ...

Sam Henderson cops ASIC ban

KANIKA SOOD, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2019
The corporate regulator has banned high-profile financial adviser Sam Henderson, whose inappropriate financial advice was laid bare the in Royal Commission public hearings last year. The Sydney-based adviser was banned from providing financial services ...

Advice dealer group shutters

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2019
... earlier than originally intended as it can no longer meet a "key person" requirement of its Australian Financial Services License, following the departure of a number of personnel within its financial services business. "Spectrum is unable to continue ...

SG Hiscock, DMP Asset Management to merge

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2019
Boutique fund manager SG Hiscock (SGH) and DMP Asset Management (DMPAM) have agreed to merge by the end of the month. In announcing the merger plans, the two firms said a union will see the formation of a new organisation based out of Melbourne, offering ...

ClearView defends risk advice commissions

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2019
ClearView is countering Commissioner Kenneth Hayne's recommendation to reduce or eliminate commissions financial advisers earn from life insurance products. It is "way too early," ClearView wrote in an email to advisers, to consider tinkering with ...