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ASIC bans former Synchron adviser

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2014
... advice and failed to provide Statements of Advice (SOAs) that disclose the basis on which his advice was given. The misconduct occurred during the period June 2012 to June 2013 and at the time of the misconduct Irwin was an authorised representative ...

Bipartisan Senate inquiry to grill financial services again

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2014
... employment are transparent, for both the sector and consumers. Financial services providers and companies' response to misconduct in the industry will also be scrutinised, as well as regulatory or legislative reforms that could prevent misconduct.

AMP lifts minimum adviser standards

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2014
... Commonwealth Bank (CBA), which has been at the centre of a Senate inquiry after media reports unveiled cases of adviser misconduct and inconsistent client compensation processes. AMP will also set up a Customer Advice Review that will attend customer ...

Resources needed for outcomes, regulators warn Treasury

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014
... advisers and managed investment schemes. We will also continue to undertake reactive surveillance where we see possible misconduct," the regulator said. The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) noted that a risk-based supervisory approach ...

CBA whistleblower casts doubts over compensation scheme

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2014
... Open Advice Review program to compensate victims of bad advice. The adviser, who blew the whistle on cases of advice misconduct within CBA, told Financial Standard that one cause of worry is that victims have to contact the bank, and not the other way ...

RBS enters enforceable undertaking

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2014
The Royal Bank of Scotland has entered an enforceable undertaking in relation to "potential misconduct" involving the Australian Bank Bill Swap Rate (BBSW), the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has announced. RBS will also voluntarily ...

Government still mulling response on Senate report

LAURA MILLAN AND AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2014
... studies which don't necessarily lead to outcomes," he said. Labor has called for a royal commission into the CBA's misconduct.

CBA boss to be grilled on Senate report

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2014
... a week after the Senate report slammed the bank and corporate regulator over their response to claims of fraud and misconduct by some CBA financial planners. The report recommended a royal commission be established into the wrongdoing, which occurred ...

Former WealthSure financial adviser gets jail time for fraud

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2014

ASIC changes depend on the government: Medcraft

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2014
... resilient level of funding to plan for the long term." However, he admitted that the regulator's failure to address planner misconduct within Commonwealth Bank financial planning division "was not an issue of resources, our trust was misplaced." Medcraft ...