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Adviser numbers plateau

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2024
... AMP Financial Planning continue to hold the lion's share. Rainmaker's analysis of the ASIC Financial Adviser Register (FAR) shows that the population dipped 2% from 15,881 this time last year. The numbers appear to waver around this figure as ...

Class action building against GEMI Capital

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2024
MC Lawyers & Advisers has launched a class action investigation into claims of investor losses in various financial products issued by GEMI Asset Management. The law firm said investigations were targeting scenarios in which wholesale or sophisticated ...

CSLR kicks off, 2k await compensation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2024
... remit is limited to four areas: credit intermediaries, such as mortgage brokers, credit providers, such as lenders, financial advisers, and general securities dealers, or stock exchange organisations. The maximum compensation amount is $150,000. One ...

UK advisers told to review retirement advice processes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024
Financial advisers in the UK are being asked to examine their processes when providing retirement income advice, following a thematic review that found some "are not even getting the basics right." The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) undertook the ...

ASIC bans Queensland financial adviser

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024
... MyPlanner Professional Services and was not able to provide advice on SMSFs. According to the ASIC Financial Adviser Register, while at MyPlanner, he failed to meet the annual CPD requirements. MyPlanner had its licence cancelled by ASIC in 2020 after ...

Inaugural CSLR levy slugs advisers $18.5m

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2024
The financial advice industry will be forced to pay $18.5 million to fund the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort's (CSLR) first year of operation, drawing outrage from the sector. The government released its estimates for the first and second phase ...

Canna Campbell slapped with $114k legal bill

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024
A judge has ordered financial adviser Canna Campbell to pay $113,791.50 in legal costs after she was found guilty of trademark infringement. Justice Manousaridis in the Federal Circuit Court of Australia ordered Campbell, founder of SugarMamma TV and ...

ASIC vigilant on bad SMSF advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2024
... companies where he was a director. Today, ASIC said it accepted a court-enforceable undertaking from former financial adviser Shivdeep Jaidka after he failed to provide appropriate SMSF advice. Jaidka most recently was an adviser at Merit Wealth under ...

ASIC chases 757 adviser registrations

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2024
ASIC has issued its final reminder to the 757 financial advisers who have yet to register with the corporate regulator. As of February 6, ASIC counted many relevant providers who have outstanding registrations. They have until February 16 to get cracking ...

J.P. Morgan Asset Management enhances adviser portal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2024
Financial advisers can now access premium content and portfolio analytics via J.P. Morgan Asset Management's upgraded adviser portal. JPMAM said it's focused on "providing access to new tools and functionality in a more customised way for advisers." ...
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