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Perth adviser to face court

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2019
A Perth financial adviser allegedly stole nearly $1 million from clients and transferred it to his online gambling accounts, according to the Western Australian Police Force (WAPF). The 38-year old adviser, who was not named but identified as a Yanchep ...

Nominees await top AFA honours

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
Standout financial advisers will be recognised with the presenting of the Association of Financial Advisers' annual suite of awards. The Adviser of the Year, Rising Star of the Year, Female Excellence in Advice and the Excellence in Education award ...

Couple faces prison over ponzi-style scam

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2019
A ponzi-style investment scheme that defrauded Collingwood Magpies fans out of more than $800,000 has seen one man convicted on dishonesty charges while his wife is already serving time for fraud offences. Douglas Johnston was found guilty on nine dishonesty ...

Swiss Re to manage Freedom remediation

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2019
Swiss Re has agreed to take on the responsibility of designing and managing Freedom Insurance Group's customer remediation program. Freedom confirmed Swiss Re as the remediation manager, and Genus Life Insurance Services Pty Ltd as the third party to ...

Adviser asked to cover regulator costs

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2019
... kickbacks on investment properties he recommended to his SMSF clients. Richard Gardner and Advanced Wealth Financial Services Pty Ltd (where Gardner was the sole director and responsible decision-maker) were restrained from carrying on a financial services ...

NSW adviser banned for 25 years

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2019
The Federal Court has handed down a 25-year ban to a New South Wales financial adviser and wound up two companies related to him following an ASIC investigation. Starting in 2008, Graeme Walter Miller advised SMSFs and other clients of CFS Private Wealth ...

IMAP awards managed accounts excellence

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2018
The Institute of Managed Account Professionals recognised the best investment managers, licensees and providers facilitating the rapid growth of the industry at its inaugural awards ceremony last night. Held at Sydney's Dockside at Cockle Bay Wharf ...

ASIC issues warning over Dover advisers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2018
Advice licensees considering onboarding ex-Dover Financial Advisers' authorised representatives have been warned to ramp up due diligence processes by the corporate regulator. As the fallout from Dover's shock closure continues, ASIC has reinforced ...

ASIC cancels Melbourne firm's AFSL

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2018
... companies that copped a $7.2 million fine from the corporate regulator in February. ASIC took Wealth & Risk Management Pty Ltd (WRM) to the Federal Court which found that WRM breached numerous financial services laws and obligations in offering advice ...

ASIC drags NSW adviser to court

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... Walter Miller and three related companies: CFS Private Wealth Pty Ltd, Combined Financial Solutions and BDM Asia Pacific Pty Ltd (formerly known as CFS Corporation Pty Ltd). ASIC said the adviser was a director of CFS Corporation. The investigation is ...