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Scam artists impersonate ASIC and MoneySmart

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013
Consumers are being warned to be wary of scam artists impersonating representatives of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and MoneySmart. ASIC said the confidence tricksters are calling up from offshore telling unsuspecting ...

Market Wrap AM

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013
... 1.05 per cent, or 21.52 points, to 2,023.40. In the first of his two days of testimony to Congress, Bernanke told Representatives the vast bond-buying program would remain in place until the Fed is happy the economy can stand on its own two feet. WELLINGTON ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
... on economic and financial developments. They are by no means on a preset course," Mr Bernanke told a House of Representatives committee on Thursday (Australian time). IG Markets strategist Stan Shamu said the local market was optimistic following Dr ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
... increased 11.50 (0.32 per cent) to 3,610.00. The gains came after Bernanke reiterated, in testimony to a House of Representatives committee, that the Fed would likely scale back the bond-buying program later this year, but only if the economy improves. ...

Count goes "social" in hunt for accountancy business

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
... the building of a level of trust helpful." In the last year and a half, 18 accounting firms became authorised representatives of Count and 11 more are being trained. Speaking at the second day of the AdviserEdge Social Advice Summit in Melbourne this ...

WB advisers join CBA's Financial Wisdom

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2013
The 23 authorised representatives of WB Financial Management have joined the Commonwealth Bank-owned Financial Wisdom dealer group. WB Financial board took the decision to go under CBA's umbrella in an attempt to deal with "an increasingly comply regulatory ...

Perth broker gets 3 year ban for falsifying documents

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
... Schmelzkopf operated to engage an external compliance consultant to undertake reviews of the licensee's and its representatives' compliance with the credit legislation and to make regular reports to ASIC.

Coalition signals super policy changes

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
... appointed directors. This means that the unions appointed 92% of the 52 spots theoretically available for member representatives," Fletcher said. He provided no corresponding figures regarding retail super fund trustee directors. Despite Fletcher's concerns ...

Suncorp forced to improve compliance after ASIC review

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2013
... period from June 2010 to June 2013. Suncorp will have to improve the processes for monitoring and supervising representatives in its life and general insurance businesses, as well as reporting incidents and breaches in its insurance businesses. It will ...

ClearView advisers up by 45%

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013
ClearView Wealth has increased the number of authorised financial advice representatives by 45% and boosted its in-force life insurance premiums over the last year. The dealer group went from 70 advisers in June 30, 2012, to 102 in May 31, 2013, according ...