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Fedcident waiting to happen?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015
We might have to go pass the 11th hour and into the 13th for the "adults" in the "emergency summit" room continue to disagree to agree. Yes Virginia, the Greeks and the troika have exhausted the third of the three scheduled talks this week and still... ...

FPA pushes for three-year opt-ins

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2015
The Financial Planning Association is pushing for member clients to receive three-year opt-in notices rather than the two-year arrangement proposed in the Future of Financial Advice reforms. Speaking to Financial Standard, FPA chief executive Mark Rantall ...

PwC to review IOOF advice research division

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2015
... advice research Peter Hilton is at the heart of the allegations of misconduct and is currently "on leave until further notice," according to a letter sent by IOOF chief executive Chris Kelaher to investors. PwC will also look at the group's breach reporting ...

Labor now opposes advice Royal Commission

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2015
... senators for a Royal Commission into financial advice and financial institutions. Greens Senator Peter Whish-Wilson filed a notice of motion on Tuesday calling on the government "to establish a Royal Commission into misconduct within the financial services ...

Is now the time to buy IOOF?

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2015
... letter to investors and advisers, IOOF chief executive Chris Kelaher revealed that "Peter Hilton is on leave until further notice." He added that two of the individuals that Fairfax referred to "left the firm many years ago," while "allegations against ...

BT pays fines for misleading super statements

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2015
... of BT Super. ASIC said the misleading statements came from two separate online advertising campaigns. Each infringement notice imposed a penalty of $10,200. "The first infringement notice was issued for the statement "BT Super has outperformed industry ...

Challenger and Link partner to offer super annuities

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2015
Challenger has partnered with Link Group to offer annuities to industry super fund members. The annuity products will be made available via Link's Australian Administration Services (AAS) business, which includes REST Industry Super, LegalSuper, TWUSuper ...

Advisers and mortgage brokers joining forces

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2015
Increasing numbers of adviser practices are seeking partnerships and joint ventures with mortgage brokers rather than referral arrangements. Centrepoint Lending Solutions general manager Kevin Frost noticed this trend after advisers started looking ...

ASIC takes SMSF business to court

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2015
ASIC has launched legal action against a company which is advertising 'free SMSF setup' online. The regulator wants financial penalties and orders to stop Superannuation Warehouse Australia (SWA) from making the claim on two of its websites: superannuationwarehouse.com.au ...

Advisers Register hits 22k

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2015
Within a month of being launched the Financial Advisers Register has added about 3,000 advisers to its list, now providing consumers with an ability to search more than 22,000 in the industry. Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) ...