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CBA forced to review poor compensation methods

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2014
... advisers Don Nguyen and Anthony Awkar. However, they did not apply the same measures to clients affected by other financial planners' poor advice. "This inconsistency disadvantaged some customers," ASIC said. According to ASIC CBA failed to develop upfront ...

Advisers turn budget into opportunity to engage

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2014
Tech savvy financial planners have turned fears around the 2014/15 federal budget cuts into an opportunity to highlight the value of advice and engage with their clients on social media. The government's warnings before the release of the 2014 budget ...

Queensland advice firm falls foul of regulator

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2014
... after a review of the advice provided by one representative, Timothy Bryce, who previously worked for Sherwin Financial Planners. ASIC was concerned LCL Capital has failed to ensure that financial services were provided efficiently, honestly and fairly ...

Cuts to ASIC and ATO push industry to self-regulation

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2014
... "the impact to the funding in respect to any adverse effect in terms of licensing costs, and the like, for financial planners." "We will also seek to ensure no impact on the regulator's services and capacity to monitor and supervise the industry." The ...

Count awards advisers in Shanghai conference

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2014
... client outcomes within the different practices. The Member Firm of the Year award was given to Hamilton Morello Financial Planners, while the New Member Firm of the Year was awarded to Assured Wealth Advisors. Beames and Associates director David Rae ...

Fiducian acquisition adds $66 million in FUA

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2014
... business that will add $66 million to its funds under advice. The listed company did not disclose the names of financial planners or dealer groups joining or selling their businesses to Fiducian. The company said that "it has executed an agreement to ...

New entrants drive growth in global equities sector

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2014
... Fernandez continued. "However, more choice can lead to complications and there is an increased responsibility for financial planners to know which option is going to meet the need of their clients in terms of individual risk appetite and desired investment ...

New reports to stir financial planning perfect storm

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2014
... comes to financial planning becoming a respected profession," Rantall said, and argued that only six of the 86 financial planners banned by ASIC in the past five years held the Certified Financial Planner designation. Commonwealth Bank and ASIC also ...

FPA creates Gwen Fletcher Memorial Award

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2014
... new to the profession," Rantall said. The award acknowledges the role she played in "developing individual financial planners and ultimately putting them in a better position to service their clients." Fletcher was also key to the merger between the ...

Brogden reveals thinking behind FWC legal challenge

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2014
... assessment of superannuation products." She went on: "The banks' preference for a 'free for all' where bank employed financial planners and business bankers sell compulsory super at workplaces will reduce the integrity of Australia's super system and ...