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Out-dated websites flag regulatory risk

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2016
Financial planning practices must not ignore the regulatory risk of an outdated website and the implications it could have on their firm, according to YTML co-founder and chief executive Kevin Liao. Speaking with Financial Standard, Liao said there ...

Bank inquiry recommends breaking big four oligopoly

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics' first report in its review of the four major banks has recommended breaking the big four's "oligopoly" and introducing competition into the sector. The report said this could be achieved ...

Centuria acquires property platform

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2016
The evolution of funds management platforms has advanced another step following Centuria's latest acquisition of an additional listed real estate management platform. Centuria has agreed to acquire the majority of 360 Capital Group's property management ...

Key board appointment for Sequoia

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2016
Sequoia Financial Group has bolstered its board with a new non-executive director. Sequoia has appointed Garry Crole, managing director of independently owned AFSL, Interprac Financial Planning. Crole will also join Sequoia's governance committee, risk ...

Infocus celebrates success

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2016
Infocus Group has celebrated the successes of leading businesses providing exceptional financial advice across the Infocus and Patron Australian Financial Services Licensees. Announced at the group's annual conference in Singapore, a total of 18 awards ...

Advisers to foot $24m bill

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2016
... $0.8m (3%) from general advice providers and $0.2m (1%) from wholesale advice providers. For Australian Financial Services (AFS) Licensees who provide personal advice on Tier 1 products to retail clients, ASIC has suggested they are charged a levy based ...

Boutique advice firm joins Fortnum

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016
A former AMP aligned advisory firm has joined non-institutionally owned licensee Fortnum Financial Advisers. Cardena Private Wealth, previously Arrive Wealth Management Sydney, has joined Fortnum as the firm positions itself to continue delivering professional ...

ASIC permanently bans jailed adviser

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2016
ASIC has permanently banned a financial adviser after she was sentenced to imprisonment for fraud and stealing. Queensland based Linda Whelan was permanently banned from providing financial services or engaging in credit activity after she was sentenced ...

ASIC confirms systemic failures in advice

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2016
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission has confirmed systemic failures at 21 Australian Financial Services Licensees in providing ongoing advice services to clients. Identified in ASIC's 'Financial advice: Fees for no service' report, the ...

Profitable firms leverage from within: Macquarie

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2016
... outside their businesses for profit, according to new data from Macquarie. Macquarie's Accounting and Financial Services (AFS) Benchmarking Report, a survey of 355 small to mid-tier firms across Australia, focused on key trends among firms earning above ...