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Permanent ban for ex-OnePath adviser

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2017
ASIC has permanently banned a financial adviser for double charging clients and falsifying records. Robert Hutchison, from Western Australia, was an authorised representative of RI Advice Group, an Australian financial services licensee owned by OnePath ...

ASIC cancels AFSL licences

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2017
ASIC cancelled the Australian financial services licenses of two financial services companies for failure to comply with a number of key obligations. Rebate Financial Services, a Melbourne-based licensed securities dealer, and Capstone Capital, a Perth-based ...

Estate agents to become RG146 certified

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2017
Real estate agents who provide financial advice around property investment can now undertake a new training course as part of a wider strategy to professionalise the industry. The new RG146 Advice in Real Estate Course has been made available through ...

Infocus celebrates success

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2016
Infocus Group has celebrated the successes of leading businesses providing exceptional financial advice across the Infocus and Patron Australian Financial Services Licensees. Announced at the group's annual conference in Singapore, a total of 18 awards ...

ASIC bans deceptive adviser

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2016
ASIC has permanently banned a Queensland financial adviser from providing financial services after he failed to comply with financial services laws. George Karakatsanis of Yeronga was banned after ASIC found he engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct ...

ASIC confirms systemic failures in advice

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2016
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission has confirmed systemic failures at 21 Australian Financial Services Licensees in providing ongoing advice services to clients. Identified in ASIC's 'Financial advice: Fees for no service' report, the ...

ASIC hands down permanent and four year bans

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016
ASIC has permanently banned a company director and has banned an alternative investment manager and director for four years. Steven Hill was permanently banned from engaging in credit activities and providing financial services after an ASIC investigation ...

ASIC bans jailed former advice director

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2016
ASIC has permanently banned the former director of an insurance broking company after being found guilty of seven counts of dishonestly obtaining a financial advantage from the Commonwealth by deception. In April Timothy Charles Pratten was sentenced ...

Last-minute accountant AFSL applications creating ASIC backlog

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016
Now that the deadline for accountants to apply for limited or full Australian financial services licenses to continue providing SMSF advice has been reached, a substantial number of applications are still being assessed due to late submissions. In fact ...

Report finds fresh barriers to funds management exports

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2016
There has been very little progress in removing barriers preventing the export of Australian financial services seven years after the release of the Johnson report. Now a new survey of fund managers reveals the situation could even be worse than before ...