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ASIC: Beware fake forex website

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2014
ASIC has warned consumers to be wary of a fake website promoting foreign exchange broker, First Forex. First Forex and related entities Fifx and FiFX Global promote their services at www.fifx.com and falsely claim that their services are 'under the ...

SEC adviser exams could cost US$310m

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2014
... investment advisers that sit SEC exams. But given the costs in doing this and since Congress has so far denied the SEC request for additional funding this Bill is seen as a possible solution to the fiscal impasse.

Departing van Eyk execs to assist with handover

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2014
The three senior van Eyk asset consulting executives who announced their surprise resignations earlier this month, will stay on to assist with the transition, the company has confirmed. As first reported by Financial Standard; Jonathan Ramsay, Jonathan ...

Multi-asset emerging market approach halves volatility

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2014
... pedigree of investing in emerging markets having launched the world's first emerging market growth fund in response to a request from the World Bank in 1986.

SPAA launches pilot program for "complex" issues

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2014
The SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) has developed a new online technical mentoring pilot program for its specialist members with focus on complex and difficult scenarios. The new educational program is available to members holding ...

Maurice Blackburn mulls class action against Macquarie

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2014
... May 2013 and has not received a response from Macquarie yet. Macquarie has not responded to any of Financial Standard 's request for comment regarding this issue and it was actually ASIC who made public the details about the compensation scheme. "Macquarie ...

Macquarie forced to contact all advice clients for remediation

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2014
Macquarie Equities Limited (MEL) must contact all clients who received advice from its financial planning arm, Macquarie Private Wealth (MPW), going back to 2004 following action from the regulator. Under the enforceable undertaking (EU) in place since ...

CBA, ASIC unveil details of new compensation scheme

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014
Commonwealth Bank (CBA) has revealed the details of the new licensing conditions for its financial planning businesses after the original process to compensate victims of poor advice was found to be inconsistent. Commonwealth Financial Planning (CFPL) ...

ASIC cracks down on advisers over PI insurance

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014
... security bond required to be lodged with ASIC under a previous licensing regime. ASIC was concerned some licensees did not request the return of their security bond as they did not have an adequate professional indemnity insurance policy. Each licensee ...

Claims against advice arm have no factual basis: Macquarie

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2014
... adviser training, new management and new compliance staff. However, Macquarie refused to respond to Financial Standard 's request for more detailed information about these changes and referred to the written statement. Macquarie has so far rebuked all ...