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Former Sentinel adviser slapped with ban

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2016
... 2015, was banned after ASIC found he did not comply with financial services laws on a number of occasions. Following a review of Beckton's advice ASIC found that he had recommend clients change superannuation and insurance products in circumstances where ...

CommInsure update champions progress

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2016
... receive incentives to decline claims, with all staff trained to provide fair customer outcomes and values. "An independent review of claims staff key performance indicators (KPIs) for 2015 and 2016 led to the Commonwealth Bank and CommInsure being satisfied ...

Boutique advice firm joins Fortnum

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016
... individuals and families. "We considered all our options, including applying for our own AFSL, and conducted an extensive review of the market before deciding to partner with Fortnum," Cardena Private Wealth director Jonathan Kilborn said. "Fortnum's ...

ASIC permanently bans dishonest adviser

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2016
... preyed on elderly and vulnerable people." Howard has the right to appeal to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for a review of ASIC's decision.

PIMCO to take RE in-house

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2016
... Australia and New Zealand Adrian Stewart explained that the decision to internalise RE came about following a comprehensive review of the company's Australian footprint he conducted after joining in 2014: "It became really clear to me that while outsourcing ...

CBA responds to systemic advice failures

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2016
... Spring said: "We apologise to our customers who did not receive their annual review. We are working hard to complete our review of customers and have commenced contacting customers to refund fees, wherever our records do not show that an annual review ...

Equititrust CEO remains permanently banned

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2016
... banned from providing financial services after withdrawing his application to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for a review of ASIC's decision. Mark McIvor was permanently banned from providing financial services on 2 September 2015 following an ASIC ...

Russell wins $1.3bn investment management mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2016
... Trustee Services, the trustee for GuildSuper, Child Care Super and GuildPension, awarded Russell the mandate following a review of its investment management arrangements. As a result, Russell will now manage assets across six classes: Australian equities ...

Lonsec rates Altius bond funds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2016
... uranium, gambling, tobacco production, pornography, alcohol production, or the production or sale of thermal coal. In its review of the funds, Lonsec said: "The funds seek to shift between cash and Australian bonds at various times during the cycle in ...

Cooper defends BT life insurance figures

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2016
... the 37% TPD denial rate highlighted in ASIC's industry review came from his company. Last week, ASIC came out with its review of life insurance claims, finding "considerable variation" in denied claims across life insurers. The regulator did not identify ...