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Advice firm impersonated clients

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2018
A prominent financial adviser conceded a series of phone calls in which a staffer impersonated a client may have been at his direction. Questioned by Senior Counsel Assisting Rowena Orr on Tuesday, Henderson Maxwell chief executive and senior financial ...

Royal Commission grills professional associations

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2018
The Royal Commission scrutinised the shortcomings of professional associations' ability to protect clients against inappropriate financial advice and the lack of urgency in resolving complaints. The Commission recommenced with Financial Planning Association ...

High profile adviser under fire

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2018
The Royal Commission heard how Fair Work commissioner Donna McKenna received inappropriate financial advice from Sam Henderson, chief executive and senior financial adviser at Henderson Maxwell. McKenna sought financial advice from Henderson in late- ...

Royal Commission singles out 325 NAB staff cutting corners

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2018
The Royal Commission referred today to a breach report concerning 325 NAB staff, including 204 financial advisers, who were involved in incorrectly witnessing client forms. This finding came out of a line of questioning involving a particular adviser ...

ANZ dragged its heels on adviser misconduct

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018
The former chief executive of ANZ-aligned RI Advice told the Royal Commission the group took "too long to act" on adviser misconduct. Darren Whereat discussed the case study of former RI Advice authorised representative John Doyle with Senior Counsel ...

Royal Commission to boost ETFs: VanEck

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018
A $1.4 billion ETF manager believes growth in the sector will soar as the Royal Commission hears evidence on the conflicts of interest within vertically-integrated institutions. An increasing number of financial advisers have been using ETFs to diversify ...

Dead advice clients slugged ongoing service fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2018
... before it was considered a systemic issue?" Hodge asked. "It would need to be determined through the [separate] significant breach panel," Perkovic replied. This is despite Hodge having previously provided an example of an adviser with a low rating that ...

Royal Commission latest: CBA doing more with fewer advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2018
It took Commonwealth Bank two years to notify ASIC its financial advisers were failing to meet ongoing service obligations - all during a time when it slashed adviser numbers and doubled its client base. This is according to CBA executive general manager ...

NAB details serious compliance concerns in RC advice submission

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2018
In the past nine years NAB has identified about 70 financial advisers giving rise to serious compliance concerns across its wealth division. In its submissions to the Royal Commission, NAB disclosed that between 1 January 2009 and 1 January 2018, it ...

AMP executive 'apologises' for advice failings

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2018
... reference to, Regan said: "We know that we have committed breaches in relation to retaining fees on client accounts - that's a breach of our licensing conditions and that's what I'm apologising for." Regan then conceded that AMP has failed to act honest ...