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ASIC drags former adviser to court

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2019
... $4.7 million in funds which were used in for his personal purposes and to make interest payments to other clients. Justice John Reeves, who handed down the punishment, said Miller's actions displayed what he considered a serious degree of personal ...

Count Financial bolsters team as part of transition

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2019
... CountPlus. The Commonwealth Bank sold Count Financial to CountPlus for $2.5 million, finalizing the sale at the end of August. John Corcoran has now stepped into the position of executive manager, professional standards at Count Financial. Corcoran was ...

ASIC using intimidation tactics on grandfathering: AIOFP

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2019
ASIC is using intimidation tactics to get product providers to shut down grandfathered commissions early, according to the Association of Independently Owned Financial Professionals (AIOFP). Speaking to Financial Standard, AIOFP executive director Peter ...

Grandfathered commissions ban passes

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2019
... Financial Planning threw its financial support behind the fight to retain grandfathered commissions. Lifespan executive chairman John Ardino said at the time that abolishing grandfathered commissions will increase the cost of financial advice and lower ...

SMSFs not for everybody: ASIC

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2019
... experts debated the appropriateness of a dollar figure determining the suitability of an SMSF. SMSF Association chief executive John Maroney said the dollar figure made sense from the perspective that it started the discussion about the appropriateness ...

IOOF divests Perennial Value

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2019
... our advice - led strategy and to delivering better outcomes for our clients and members." Perennial Value managing director John Murray said: "We're delighted to announce our intention to acquire the remaining IOOF interest in our business." "This represents ...

State Super to sponsor retirement income research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2019
... future planning by the State government in public sector retirement, pensions and superannuation. State Super chief executive John Livanas said the industry needed to evolve and find new ways to maximise benefits to members, especially with headwinds ...

Former BTFG executive takes on new role

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2019
... Group's former general manager of platforms and investments has stepped into a new role with an emerging platform provider. John Shuttleworth has been appointed chief executive of Spitfire. Spitfire's current chief executive Matthew Johnson - who only ...

Ralston dumps director roles

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2019
... Ralston has moved to rescind both roles, as well as her directorship of the SMSFA. The association's chief executive, John Maroney, will take over as the Alliance's spokesperson. The SMSFA is one of several associations and advocacy bodies counted ...

Legg Mason expands Asia Pacific role

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2019
Andy Sowerby will now serve as head of Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) while he continues to lead Legg Mason Australia and New Zealand, with his appointment taking effect on the first of this month. Sowerby has held the role of country head for Australia and ...