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Latest investment scam targets Jersey residents

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2018
... organisation purporting to be authorised in Australia and licensed to provide investment services. According to the JFSC, representatives of Focus on Market have been approaching Islanders offering services in relation to shares, stocks and foreign exchange ...

Chief economist update: New Fed chief, same policy direction (but more transparent)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2018
... appreciate by 0.6%. Blame it on Jerome Powell and what he told the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives in his first testimony as head honcho of the US Federal Reserve. In a prepared text chairman Powell painted a pretty picture ...

Tax adviser registrations swell

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2018
... offered, making up the shortfall. "Most of the tax (financial) advisers notified that did not renew were no longer representatives of an Australian financial services (AFS) licensee. Others had notified to register when they did not need to, for example ...

Best interest duty failures lead to EU

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2018
... undertaking from David Orth, director of Queensland-based Real Wealth and responsible manager of the Professional Representatives AFSL. Real Wealth serviced about 750 clients between May 2013 and December 2016, assisting clients with locating lost superannuation ...

Synchron appoints state manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018
... years as a Synchron adviser. Del Grande took on the part-time role in July 2006 when Synchron had 14 authorised representatives in NSW and $2 million in turnover. While also working in his own advice business, Del Grande had grown Synchron's adviser ...

SEC cracks down on fee transparency

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018
... miscellaneous items they charge investors. It warned it will keep a closer eye on how product providers supervise its representatives selling products and services. The SEC said it will also continue to monitor the growth of cryptocurrencies and initial ...

Colonial First State awards $385m mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018
... will become Deutsche AM's chair of its supervisory board, which will comprise independent members, shareholder representatives and employee representatives yet to be announced.

Advisers can fill aged care demand gap: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2018
... friends to provide care and financial support is also important, she said. She urged dealer groups to support representatives to meet client demands, which can lead to growth prospects in this area. They must have an aged care solution in place that ...

CBA advice compensation bill balloons

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2018
... customers affected by five former "high-risk" financial advisers, according to ASIC. CBA will review the five former representatives' advice, licenced under subsidiaries Commonwealth Financial Planning and Financial Wisdom, as part of additional conditions ...

ASIC puts corner-cutting advisers on notice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2018
... final warning," ASIC chair Peter Kell said. "AFS licensees have ultimate responsibility for the conduct of their representatives and need to effectively monitor and supervise their representatives." Outlining its expectations, ASIC said AFS licensees ...