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ASIC permanently bans ex-HSBC, ANZ planners

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2016
... annuity investment. In permanently banning Kwok, ASIC found reason to believe that he was not of good fame or character. Former ANZ adviser Kenneth David Drake was banned after pleading guilty and being convicted of two counts of stealing in the Supreme ...

ASIC hits ex-ANZ adviser with ban

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2016
ASIC has banned a former ANZ bank adviser for 10 years. According to ASIC's investigation, Ben Cheung engaged in misconduct between April 2013 and March 2014, during which he was an authorised ANZ representative. ASIC alleged that Cheung forged client ...

AZ NGA hits $1 billion AUM after latest acquisition

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2015
... Lifestyle Partners (FLP), bringing the firm's total assets under management to $1 billion. After being established by former ANZ managing director of advice and distribution Paul Barrett in late 2014, AZ NGA has acquired Pride Advice, CBA-aligned practices ...

Executive appointment round-up

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2015
This week's top industry moves include Findex hiring a former ANZ executive, State Street and iShares boosting their sales teams and Kinetic super creating the role of head of product. - Findex appoints former ANZ exec - Findex appointed Peter Gardiner ...

Findex appoints former ANZ exec

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2015
Findex has appointed a new global head of business development. Peter Gardiner joins the advice group from ANZ, where he was head of origination, corporate bank. Commenting on the appointment, Findex chief executive Spiro Paule said, "Peter has deep ...

Independent dealers in M&A mode

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2015
... and acquisitions of aligned advisers by independent groups are a sign of a growing trend. In the past three months, former ANZ managing director of advice and distribution Paul Barrett's firm AZ Next Generation Advisory (AZ NGA) has acquired two CBA-aligned ...

AZ NGA acquires $180m CBA advice firm

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015
... Macnaught (also CBA-owned) and Pride Advice, both in May. Commenting on the latest acquisition, AZ NGA chief executive and former ANZ advice director Paul Barrett said: "We are delighted to have launched our Victorian operation with such a high calibre ...

Barrett firm acquires Pride Advice

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2015
AZ Next Generation Advisory, owned by former ANZ managing director of advice and distribution Paul Barrett, has acquired Pride Advice. Speaking to Financial Standard, Barrett said Pride, with $180 million in assets under management, was appealing because ...

Barrett in buyout mode, acquires CBA firm

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2015
Former ANZ advice director Paul Barrett has acquired Commonwealth Bank-owned Eureka Whittaker Macnaught through his financial planning business AZ Next Generation Advisory (AZ NGA). This is the group's first acquisition, but Barrett confirmed that it ...

Ex-ANZ adviser sent to jail over $6m fraud

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2015
A former ANZ financial adviser was jailed for six years and three months for defrauding over $5.9 million over a period of 20 years. Melinda Scott will serve three years and ten months in jail before being eligible for parole, the NSW District Court ...