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What worries Aussie advisers: Natixis

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2018
The financial services Royal Commission coupled with the recent collapse of Dover Financial Advisers suggests it should come as no surprise that financial advisers are finding it difficult to navigate Australia's regulatory landscape. The 2018 Natixis ...

RECAP: Advice in the Royal Commission spotlight (Days 6- 9)

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
... See more: ASIC grilled over negotiating with banks MGP responds to Henderson's RC hearing 26 April: De Gori comes forward, Dover stays out The day's proceedings kicked off with Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) chief executive Dante De ...

ROYAL COMMISSION: Our top stories

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
... have non-lapsing binding death benefit nominations correctly witnessed - that is, in the presence of the actual client. Dover roasted for 'Orwellian' protection policy The Royal Commission scrutinised Dover Financial Advisers' former client protection ...

Dover roasted for 'Orwellian' protection policy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
The Royal Commission scrutinised Dover Financial Advisers' former client protection policy, demonstrating its essential purpose to be to exonerate the licensee of any liability in the event of misconduct by authorised representatives. Counsel Assisting ...

Royal Commission invite refused by Dover

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
Dover Financial Advisers was revealed as the only large scale financial advice licensee to decline the Royal Commission's request for assistance in identifying instances of misconduct. Appearing before the Commission yesterday, Dover owner Terry McMaster ...

Elders appoints four advisers

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2018
... for a masters of financial planning and joins Andrew Furlanetto's practice in South Australia. Brett Stephenson moved from Dover and joins Ken Filbey's practice in Sunshine Coast, Queensland. Lastly, Kristina Duke is an Elders' promotion from Rockhampton ...

Westpac obscured bad adviser reference check

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018
... and "I'm not qualified [to answer]." Interestingly, Smith is currently practicing as a financial adviser with dealer group Dover after he resigned from Westpac in March 2015 before facing any repercussions. In May 2015, Dover rang Westpac seeking a reference ...

RECAP: Advice in the Royal Commission spotlight (Day 4 and 5)

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018
... to move to a fee for service model - like AMP's Anthony Regan said on day two in his testimony. Westpac refused to give Dover a reference check on an adviser who was audited several times during his eight years at St George Financial Planning. Dover ...

Royal Commission must cast net wider

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2018
... the Commission's second round of hearings the big four banks and AMP will appear, as will privately-owned dealer group, Dover. However, there are commentators suggesting the advice provided by industry superannuation funds is being overlooked. Adding ...

Royal Commission to grill FPA, AFA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2018
... adequacy of the current legal and regulatory structure. Providing a licensee's perspective, privately-owned dealer group Dover will also appear. Preceding this, case studies provided by the financial planning arms and subsidiaries of the big four banks ...