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ASIC bans adviser, cancels AFSL

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2021
The corporate regulator banned a Gold Coast-based financial adviser from providing financial services for four years and cancelled the associated AFSL for failure to comply with its general obligations. ASIC found that Frederick Steven Ackerman failed ...

Ord Minnett names head of equities

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021
... Operator and became Queensland manager for Salomon Smith Barney where he helped grow the business in Brisbane and the Gold Coast before assuming a full-time role as an adviser. He has featured in the Barron's Top 100 Australian Financial Advisers ...

ATO will not pursue erroneous JobKeeper payments

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2021
... profiting during the pandemic yet refuse to repay the government. Federal Minister for Home Affairs Karen Andrews said in a Gold Coast-based radio interview that the legislation doesn't require the repayment of JobKeeper "but I think there's ...

Criminal charges in property investor collapse

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2021
... Alliance and Benchmark group of companies in 2016 and 2017. The property investment companies were operated from the Gold Coast and allegedly offered financial advice to retail investors. In 2016, the companies were placed into liquidation with $26 million ...

Financial Masterplan advisers banned

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2021
ASIC banned two Gold Coast-based financial advisers for five years after they were found to have placed clients in inappropriate superannuation and insurance products. The corporate regulator believes Trent Allan and Fabrizio Urrutia were not adequately ...

ASIC bans adviser, cancels AFSL

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2021
The corporate regulator has banned a Gold Coast-based adviser for five years and cancelled the group's AFS licence over misconduct. Adam Bevan was an authorised representative and sole director of Trade Wind Financial Services. ASIC banned Bevan after ...

Ord Minnett appoints state lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2021
... Operator and became Queensland manager for Salomon Smith Barney where he helped grow the business in Brisbane and the Gold Coast before assuming a full-time role as an adviser. Ord Minnett head of private wealth George Deva said: "David will bring to ...

UHNWs drive record luxury real estate demand

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021
... volume of sales in the first quarter of 2021 delivered the highest quarter on record, at 1429 prime properties, with the Gold Coast seeing the biggest rise in annual sales turnover at 91%. However, Sydney led the way with the greatest rise in new prime ...

ASIC cancels BBY licence

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2021
... decision from ASIC. BBY was headquartered in Sydney with offices in four other Australian cities (Adelaide, Brisbane, Gold Coast and Melbourne), two New Zealand cities (Auckland and Wellington), New York and London. It was also a market participant of ...

Boutique manager names head of distribution

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2021
A boutique global equities fund manager has hired a distribution lead, formerly of Meritum Financial Group. Gold Coast-based fund manager Swell Asset Management appointed Stephen Poole as head of distribution. Poole was the general manager of NAB's ...