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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."

ASIC wins first court action for FoFA breaches

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2017
... of five years. ASIC's investigation found that both men provided advice to clients that was in breach of the best interest duty introduced under the FOFA reforms. Chenh has already exercised his right of appeal to the Administration Appeals Tribunal ...

Life insurance industry rebuts need for greater reform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2017
... including the duty of utmost good faith, strict disclosure and capital adequacy rules, and the financial adviser best interest duty," Loane said. "The FSC strongly believes further regulation would be unnecessary. Self-regulation is an efficient way ...

ASIC takes Westpac to court

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016
... (BTFM) contravened aspects of the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms. This includes breaches of the 'best interest duty' and unlawfully providing personal financial advice - a claim that BT Financial Group rejects. The court action is a result ...

Managed portfolios vital for SMSF diversification

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2016
... financial advisers, managed portfolios provide not only an administration solution but also complement the best interest duty. Advisers can offer clients a more efficient product solution that is diversified across many asset classes which effectively ...

Life Insurance Framework fear fading

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2015
... a year was punitive, and that ongoing responsibility was already covered by the Future of Financial Advice best interest duty. "Right now, the framework is a skeleton. It's always about putting the detail on that skeleton," he said. "We've been discussing ...