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Actuate rebrands, now SFG Alliance Services

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2014
SFG Australia-owned Actuate Alliance Services has rebranded to become SFG Alliance Services as the group continues to consolidate its brands. SFG Alliance Services provides services for non-aligned Australian financial services license (AFSL) partners. ...

Asia Funds Passport on shaky ground

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2014
The Asia Funds Passport will never get off the ground because the majority of fund managers in the region are already aligning their products with European UCITS standards, according to EY Asia-Pacific and EMEIA asset management leader Roy Stockell. ...

Synchron pushes for providers' direct payment

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014
Synchron and law firm Lander & Rogers are seeking to amend the Corporations Law Act to allow financial advisers to receive payments directly from providers. The licensee will be making a submission to Treasury to amend Section 911A of the Act, which ...

Greg Sword resigns as CEO of LUCRF Super

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014
LUCRF Super chief executive Greg Sword will step down after eight years in the role. His last day will be June 30 2014. He informed the LUCRF Super board of his decision this morning in order to provide adequate notice to find a replacement. "This will ...

La Trobe mortgage fund gets "Strong" rating

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2014
The La Trobe Australian Mortgage Fund has been awarded a "Strong" rating from Australia Ratings. In its first rating from Australia Ratings, A the rating was given due to a number of operational components, performance, financial adequacy and stability ...

ASIC accepts EU from forex broker over prohibited IMA

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2014
ASIC has accepted an enforceable undertaking from online foreign exchange broker Forex Financial Services Pty Ltd (Forex FS). ASIC's investigation found that between March 2010 and October 2011, Forex FS offered an account known as an individually managed ...

Latest Financial Standard issue available on the iPad app

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2014
In the latest edition of Financial Standard, we look at the pros and cons of setting up your own Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL). We also investigate the calls from some sectors of the industry to take superannuation out of the modern awards ...

FSC acclaims free trade agreement with Korea

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2014
The Korea Australia Free Trade Agreement (KAFTA) will provide significant opportunities for the export of financial services, according to the Financial Services Council (FSC). The industry body was responding to details of the agreement released this ...

ASIC cancels Capital Advisers' licence

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2014
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has cancelled the Australian Financial Services (AFS) licence of Capital Advisers. The regulator also cancelled Capital Advisers' Australian credit licence following concerns that the group ...

Accountant guilty of operating 21 unregistered schemes

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2014
A Melbourne accountant has pleaded guilty to 27 criminal charges including charges of operating 21 unregistered managed investment schemes. Accountant Mark Ronald Letten pleaded guilty following an investigation by the Australian Securities and Investments ...