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ASIC takes Dover, McMaster to court

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2018
... were given legal effect - Dover would be liable for inappropriate advice or that which did not adhere to the best interests duty. Challenging his response, Costello said the document served to relieve Dover of responsibility, including in cases of negligence ...

Fiducian continues growth trajectory

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2018
... place to manage inherent conflicts of interest to ensure that advice given to the client complies with the best interests duty and related obligations and is not tainted by conflict."

ASIC slams SMSF advice, flags further education reform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2018
... AFSLs, ASIC found 91% of files contained financial advice on setting up an SMSF that did not comply with the best interests duty or related obligations. Of the 102 licensees, 97 were found to have provided non-compliant advice. ASIC identified several ...

ASIC takes civil action against AMP

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2018
... division of the recently scrutinised mutual failed to ensure its authorised financial planners complied with the best interests duty of the Corporations Act. First aired during advice hearings at the Royal Commission earlier this year, AMP Financial ...

Best-in-show funds pose pressing issues for advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2018
... best-in-show list would be taken into account when guidance is provided to advisers, particularly around the best interests duty, Lavery said. Furthermore, the same section mentions ASIC would consider making it mandatory for advisers to consider the ...

Dover roasted for 'Orwellian' protection policy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
... were given legal effect - Dover would be liable for inappropriate advice or that which did not adhere to the best interests duty. Costello said paragraphs in the document serve to relieve Dover of responsibility, including in cases of negligence and ...

Royal Commission must cast net wider

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2018
... regulator has failed to effectively monitor advice provided by industry funds for its compliance with the best interests duty introduced under the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms. Responding to questions about ASIC's investigation into vertically ...

IFAs tackling bank-owned competitors head on

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018
... best interests of clients the majority of the time. ASIC found 75% of cases analysed did not comply with the best interests duty; institutionally-aligned advisers favoured their own products and left clients ''significantly worse off" in 10% of cases. ...

Vertically integrated institutions failing to manage conflicts of interest

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018
... reviewing case files provided by the institutions, ASIC found 75% of the customer files did not comply with the best interests duty and its related obligations. In these instances, the adviser had either failed to sufficiently research and consider the ...

ASIC successfully files injunction against Melbourne advice provider

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2018
... Protection Act 2009 and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001, including breaches of the best interests duty and unlicensed conduct. As such, ASIC sought injunctive relief as well as declarations of contraventions and financial ...