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ASIC hits former Westpac, NAB, YBR adviser with permanent ban

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2018
... not suggest Khan engaged in unethical conduct at these firms. Khan's ban will be recorded on ASIC's Financial Advisers Register. He has appealed to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for a review and stay of the regulator's decision. Last week, ASIC ...

Adviser banned over theft from deceased estate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2018
... what had happened to the funds, with ASIC labelling his conduct dishonest. Smith is listed on ASIC's Financial Advisers Register as a member of the Financial Planning Association of Australia, having attained his Certified Financial Planner qualification ...

FS Power50 announces most influential advisers

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2017
... were also screened to ensure they are all licensed to provide personal advice based on the ASIC FAR (Financial Advisers Register), have met minimum professional educational standards, and are members of at least one industry association. The guide is ...

Voting opens for 2017 Power50

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2017
Voting is now open for the 2017 Power50 list of Australia's most influential financial advisers. Last month Financial Standard received more than 600 nominations (including multiple nominations) on who should be recognised in the 50 Most Influential ...

Advice licensees hit with $1500 levy

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 17 JUL 2017
... supervises. As of April 2015, about 22,000 financial advisers were registered on the ASIC and MoneySmart financial advisers register. For securities dealers, large securities exchange participants and large futures exchange participants, the graduated ...

Adviser cybercrime insurance launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2017
Adviser Ratings and a global insurance and risk management provider are launching an insurance policy aiming to protect advisers against cybercrime. Financial advisers registered on the Adviser Ratings platform will be eligible to take out cyber liability ...

Major ASIC project finds serious financial advice concerns

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2017
... subscribers. At the time of the report's release, this represented only 38% of advisers on ASIC's Financial Advisers Register. In regards to remediation and compensation, ASIC said institutions had paid out $30 million in total by 31 December 2016. This ...

Advisers to foot $24m bill

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2016
... clients, ASIC has suggested they are charged a levy based on the number of advisers registered on the Financial Advisers Register (FAR). Under the proposal licensees would pay $960 per number of advisers listed on the FAR. AFS Licensees who provide personal ...

Industry reacts to ASIC register update

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2015
ASIC has updated the Financial Advisers Register to include qualifications, training and professional association memberships. Announcing the changes, ASIC deputy chair Peter Kell said: "We want consumers to be able to make an informed decision in their ...

ASIC planner deadline looms

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015
The deadline for applications to ASIC's financial advisers register is tomorrow. As reported in Financial Standard, planners are required to be registered (by their licensees) in ASIC's database by May 30, although late appointments will be accepted. ...