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Matthews Steer creates new wealth management arm

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2012
Melbourne-based Matthews Steer Chartered Accountants is to create a new wealth management division. The division will be known as Matthews Steer Private Wealth & Tax Management and headed up by director and qualified tax adviser Geoff Steer. The move ...

Jury out on AFSL uptake by accountants

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2012
Some accountants could have no choice but to take up the proposed Australian Financial Services License when it is finalised to retain their existing clients. Minister for financial services and superannuation Bill Shorten last week released draft regulation ...

Draft regulation released for Accountant Exemption

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2012
... Consumers will also benefit from competition driving down prices, said Shorten. A limited Australian Financial Services License was announced as part of The Government's Future of Financial Advice reforms. This will replace the current accountants' exemption ...

Paragem signs ex-Securitor practice

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2012
Independent Australian Financial Services License (AFSL) provider Paragem has signed Ford + Scott Financial Planning Pty Ltd, after the Tasmanian-based business resigned from Westpac's Securitor AFSL. "We've enjoyed a long and successful relationship ...

Unlicensed director jailed

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2012
... financial services business between 27 January 2009 and 1 November 2009 without holding an Australian financial services license. ASIC deputy chairman Belinda Gibson said dishonest behavior by directors would not be tolerated. "Directors must act honestly ...

ASIC eyes off UL property

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2012
... and assist them in discharging their duties and obligations as responsible entities and Australian Financial Services license holders."

BT appoints national manager

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012
... needs of our clients, in particular the business owners and responsible managers of the Australian Financial Services License's (AFSL) who partner with us," Englund said. Licensee Select was established in 2000 and provides a range of business to business ...

ALI penalised after compliance failures

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2012
The Australian Securities & Investments Commission has imposed additional compliance conditions on Sydney-based insurance group, Australian Life Insurance Distribution Pty Ltd for failing to comply with a number of its obligations as an Australian financial ...

ASIC winds up unregistered managed investment scheme

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2012
... nor any of the other schemes were registered with ASIC and their operators did not hold an Australian Financial Services License as required by law. ASIC has been assisted by the Commodities Futures Trading Commission in the United States of America ...

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 ...