Lucinda Beaman

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12 August 2009

The regulator has cracked down on a Mount Waverly adviser found to have falsely witnessed loan documents for agribusiness investments....

10 August 2009

A submission by Professional Investment Services to a parliamentary inquiry has pointed to the use of investment platforms as one way of mitigating potential conflicts of...

9 August 2009

The removal of payments such as volume rebates will see many of Australia's largest dealer groups collapse, unless they restructure to offer their own products or run int...

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5 August 2009

The owner of one of Australia's largest dealer groups has recommended all AFSLs be required to periodically report to the regulator on a range of issues relating to their...

5 August 2009

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has named the corporate regulator, along with itself and Storm Financial, as one of the key stakeholders involved in the circumstances ...

3 August 2009

Macquarie's offshore expansion plans may be bolstered by the possible acquisition of a US asset management company with more than $120 billion in assets....

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2 August 2009

The dealer group has launched a new 'self-employed' model in which planners have management rights over their businesses, but not overall ownership of clients, a model Ti...

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The chairman of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission has hinted that the basis for the Corporations Act and ASIC's role may be re-examined....

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A Sydney financial planner who has worked with former clients of Storm Financial in recent months has pointed to an aggressive sales culture within the failed group, incl...

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While a fee-for-service model removes real or perceived conflicts of interest that plague the financial planning industry, it can also hinder firms in attracting new clie...

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