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Dealer group boosts compliance team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2019
... privately-owned dealer group has strengthened its compliance capabilities with a hire from MLC Wealth. Lifespan Financial Planning has appointed Anna Mirzoyan to the newly created role of compliance and technical officer. In her new role, Mirzoyan will ...

Half of all AFSL applications approved

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2019
... when it comes to enforcing licensee compliance. ASIC's additional license conditions imposed on IOOF and AMP Financial Planning were highlighted as examples of the regulator's approach. ASIC executive director, assessment and intelligence Warren Day ...

Dealer group launches transition support service

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019
... transitioning to an individual AFSL and has appointed a national practice consultant to lead the initiative. Lifespan Financial Planning will launch Lifespan Partnership in February 2020, offering firms a suite of AFSL support services including compliance ...

Sam Henderson attempts to set record straight

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019
... unconfirmed, suicides in the industry have been widely reported and the Association of Financial Advisers and Financial Planning Association of Australia have each put resources behind mental health initiatives to support members. Henderson told Financial ...

Platform appoints TPB director

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2019
... She has been a director of the Tax Practitioners Board for over four years. Berry was formerly chair of the Financial Planning Association of Australia, chair of the Institute of Financial Advisers in New Zealand and chair of a CountPlus subsidiary. ...

Elders FP to shutter

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2019
Elders Financial Planning will be wound down over the coming months, the dealer group has confirmed. In a statement to Financial Standard, a spokesperson for Elders Financial Planning confirmed a decision to close the dealer group was reached at the ...

New boutique launches with Channel Capital

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019
... Vitamins was sold to a Chinese firm about three years ago. Sali, earlier this month, made an appearance at the Financial Planning Association's annual Congress in Melbourne. Crossing over from Light Warrior is former Goldman Sachs investor Matthew ...

ASIC takes action against former AMP adviser

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2019
... Mubashir Mohammed, MyWealth Manager Financial Services (trading as MyWealth Manager), MyWealth Protection, 3M Financial Planning (trading as MCube Planners) and Secure Investments - used investor funds for their own use, including "substantial" payments ...

Bill to defer adviser education standards tabled

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2019
... to be minimal. These changes, which advice associations including the Association of Financial Advisers and Financial Planning Association of Australia fought for, were introduced under Treasury Laws Amendment (2019 Measures No.3) Bill 2019 - which a ...

Why joint effort is required in advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2019
Dante De Gori, chief executive of the Financial Planning Association of Australia, has explained why a united front is needed in financial advice as the bill to defer new education requirements is tabled in parliament. At the recent FPA Professionals ...