Perth adviser permanently banned by ASIC

ASIC/banning/

A former Perth financial adviser has been permanently banned by ASIC after being sentenced in January for unauthorised client transactions.

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Convicted fraudster dupes NRL’s Jarryd Hayne out of $780k

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A Sydney man permanently banned by ASIC and jailed for a Ponzi scheme allegedly duped former NRL player Jarryd Hayne out of $780,000 while the pair were in jail together.

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ASIC reject claims of undermining inquiry

ASIC/senate/Senate-Economics-Committee/

ASIC has unequivocally rejected claims that it tried to undermine a Senate inquiry by requesting public interest immunity for certain questions.

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ALRC seeks to better recognise advice professionalism in legislation

ALRC/legislation/quality-of-advice-review/corporations-act/

The ALRC’s third interim report is seeking to change financial services legislation to better reflect efforts that have been made to improve advice outcomes and professionalise advice.

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Winners of the Fund Manager of the Year Awards revealed

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There were more than 20 individual and group winners at the Fund Manager of the Year Awards 2023, hosted

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CSLR passes Parliament

CSLR/AFCA/complaints/

The Compensation Scheme of Last Resort legislation has passed in Parliament today, having first been raised back in 2016.

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June sees spike in ceased advisers on FAR

Wealth-Data/financial-adviser-register/new-entrants/

The number of ceased advisers has risen by 73 advisers since the start of June and further losses are expecting in the run-up to the end of financial year.

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ASIC accepts court enforceable undertaking from former Capstone adviser

Capstone/ASIC/AFCA/

ASIC has accepted a court enforceable undertaking from a former Capstone authorised representative for failing to keep up-to-date records.

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BT CEO on firm’s next plans for platform business

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BT chief executive, Matt Rady, has shared with Money Management what the firm plans to do with its platform business after it concluded its sale process this week.

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Perth adviser found guilty of 36 counts of stealing

Western-Australia/financial-theft/ASIC/

A financial adviser has been found guilty by the District Court of Western Australia of stealing from clients.

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