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Former licensee head in new role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2020
... group has taken on a new leadership role at MLC. MLC has confirmed the appointment of Mark Fisher as general manager of Godfrey Pembroke and MLC Connect. Fisher wrapped up as general manager of Securitor in May 2019 when Westpac shuttered the dealer ...

MLC waives licensee fees, delays dealer group transitions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2020
... most." MLC is also delaying the commencement of licensee transitions from Apogee and Meritum to GWM Adviser Services and Godfrey Pembroke to July 2020. Those who wish to transition sooner still can, Lloyd clarified. Transitions to fixed-term advice agreements ...

Stanford Brown hires Deloitte director, acquires firm

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020
... also kept an eye out for advice practices up for sale, and in December announced the acquisition of one such firm from Godfrey Penbroke. World Square Financial Services was founded by former NAB Private Bank financial adviser Robert Wiggins, and specialises ...

ASIC bans former Godfrey Pembroke adviser

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2020
... six years, after corporate regulator ASIC found he acted dishonestly in hiding client recommendations from his licensee, Godfrey Pembroke. According to ASIC, Cassidy provided advice to 54 clients across 2017 which saw him recommend investing in start-up ...

Stanford Brown acquires Sydney advice firm

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2019
Stanford Brown has acquired a Sydney advice practice from Godfrey Pembroke, with chief executive Jonathan Hoyle saying there's more to come. World Square Financial Services was founded by former NAB Private Bank financial adviser Robert Wiggins ...

Three advisers cop ASIC bans

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2019
... The ban runs until November 2024. Lastly, ASIC banned Lawrence Dean O'Neill for four years. He spent 10 years at NAB's Godfrey Prembroke until 2013 when he moved to Sentry Group's Wealthsure Financial Services. All banning orders were made under sections ...

Superannuation expert joins law firm

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2019
... compliance, technical services and strategic product development roles with Colonial Financial Planning, BT Portfolio Services, Godfrey Pembroke, APRA, Deutsche Bank and Standard Chartered Bank. SUPERCentral managing director Peter Townsend said: "[Siu] ...

Priced out: Advice affordability at risk

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2019
... Wealth and AMP to restructure their advice offerings, with MLC Wealth consolidating its licensees while leaving HNW-focused Godfrey Pembroke untouched and AMP forcing many of its firms with smaller FUMs to merge or sell. "It's the red tape, the added ...

MLC Wealth hunts new talent

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2019
... advice business. A spokesperson for NAB has confirmed the group is looking to appoint four new general managers; one for Godfrey Pembroke, another for the white label licensee services offering and a further two for MLC Advice. The spokesperson could ...

Down but not out: Top advisers adapt

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2019
... licensee. Commonwealth Financial Planning shed 213 advisers, while Count Financial - recently sold to CountPlus - lost 74. Godfrey Pembroke dropped 40 advisers in the six months and MLC Wealth has now said it will consolidate the Apogee, Meritum and ...