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Zenith introduces shareholder voting advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2018
... basis for many years, we have recognised the need for Zenith to fully commit to this pledge in supporting the best interest duty of our adviser clients." "Our goal is to free up time for advisers and equip them with the tools to make an informed decision ...

Former Westpac adviser ban upheld

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018
... Evans added. ASIC deputy chair Peter Kell said the banning should remind advisers that compliance with the best interest duty requires them to use their expertise to conduct a reasonable investigation into the financial products that may put the client ...

Former MyPlanner adviser fails best interests test

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2018
... and properly investigate the subject matter of the advice. ASIC determined that Allen did not comply with the best interest duty and its related obligations, nor comply with the reasonable basis requirements for financial product advice provided under ...

Advisers react to Royal Commission revelations

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
... action, we tell it straight, even when it's not what someone wants to hear. Early in my career (well before best interest duty was legislated) I remember my first boss saying: "Michelle, if you just do the right thing by people you'll be a good adviser ...

Best interest duty failures lead to EU

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2018
The director of a financial services firm is excluded from the industry for five years after failing to comply with best interests obligations when consolidating clients' superannuation. ASIC has accepted an enforceable undertaking from David Orth ...

IFAs tackling bank-owned competitors head on

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018
... range of investment options. This is in direct contrast to ASIC's finding that banks continue to breach the best interest duty and are more likely to recommend products manufactured by their parent companies, intentionally limiting customers' options ...

ASIC's interpretation of best interest duty falls short: FSC

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018
In responding to ASIC's report on adviser conflicts of interest in vertically-integrated institutions, the Financial Services Council suggested the regulator's interpretation of the appropriateness of advice could use some adjustments. Specifically ...

Institutional advice licensees to continue feeling the heat

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2017
... Andrew Alcock believes the ongoing impact of the Future of Financial Advice reforms and the enforcement of the Best Interest Duty requirements will see institutions forced to expand their offerings and the way in which they provide them to clients. "We're ...

FOFA breach sees former adviser banned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2017
A former Magnitude Group financial adviser was banned by ASIC for breaching the best interest duty introduced under the Future of Financial Advice reforms. Jason Sean Atkins of Perth is prohibited from providing financial advice for three years after ...

Pressure on advice practices means time for rethink: ClearView

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2017
... outcomes, it'll help advisers meet their obligations under the Future of Financial Advice reforms including the best interest duty."