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ALI penalised after compliance failures

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2012
... Insurance Distribution Pty Ltd for failing to comply with a number of its obligations as an Australian financial services licensee. After an internal review, ALI Group reported to ASIC in December 2011 that from the time it was granted a financial services ...

ASIC warns industry about misusing term independent

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2012
ASIC has warned the industry that misuse of the term independent will result in strong action by the regulator, including publicly naming companies found to be in breach. In a recent surveillance project, Australian Securities and Investments Commission ...

ASIC suspends Far East AFSL

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2011
An independent Sydney-based private investment bank has had its Australian financial services license suspended for failing to lodge financial statements. Far East Capital Limited specialises in the resources sector in the junior end of the market and ...

Banned adviser faces jail term

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2011
Banned South Australian financial adviser, Trevor Wayne Carll, is facing 28 charges from ASIC, including deception, with a possible jail time of ten years for each offence. Carll, of Port Pirie, South Australia, was banned from the industry in February ...

ASIC surveillance sharpens focus on AFS licensees

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2011
Financial services licensees must effectively monitor business models for possible conflicts of interest and prioritise training and supervision of advisers, said ASIC, as part of plans to raise standards in the advice industry and hold gatekeepers ...

ASIC moves to protect OTC retail investors

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2011
The Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) is stepping up its scrutiny on issuers of over the counter (OTC) derivatives, in order to safeguard the investments of a rising retail client base. ASIC has released a consultation paper seeking ...

ASIC recovers $24m for Westpoint victims

ASIC RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 17 SEP 2010
Westpoint investors in ASIC's class against Glenhurst Corporation will receive their share of $24.5 million recovered to date by the corporate regulator. The Glenhurst settlement, worth $2.5 million, is one of six reached by ASIC on behalf of investors ...

Advisers to boost political clout

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2010
Licensees and advisers have a new platform to get a clear message to the Government about the value of advice, at a time when the retail industry "has been found wanting", said AFA chief, Richard Klipin. The new Licensee Leadership Forum (LLF) operates ...

AMP planners back fee for service APL

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2010
AMP's financial planners have thrown their support behind an approved product list (APL) that does not include any commissions - and fund managers keen to keep their business are fast adjusting to the change. Steve Helmich, director Financial Planning ...

Equiti talks to planners regarding stakeholding

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2009
... the business grows, he said. He said Equiti Funds Management is talking to a number of Australian Financial Services Licensee (AFSL) holders about the equity ownership in the company. "Planners are always looking for these structures. I know when I ran ...