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ASIC has imposed licence conditions on a financial services firm following concerns its customer service representatives have been giving unlicensed advice....

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The financial advice profession has enjoyed a recovery this week as numbers surpassed 15,600 yet again, following the largest decline in the calendar YTD last week....

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Australia’s retirement system is under mounting pressure, and industry leaders have warned that without broader access to financial advice, the country will go “broke”....

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With Centrepoint Alliance announcing the acquisition of Brighter Super’s advice book last month, the licensee has now confirmed some 80 per cent are set to transition acr...

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Wealth platform Mason Stevens has welcomed a chief strategy officer to lead the expansion of its UHNW segment, who joins from Morgan Stanley....

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Those mid-sized licensees with 16–50 authorised representatives are experiencing a blind spot, according to compliance firm Assured Support, and ASIC could develop specif...

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ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of a Sydney asset and investment manager following a payment by the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort....

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With the rise of alternatives, Praemium has found high-net-worth investors are turning to financial advisers for help weighing up the various options. ...

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Financial advisers in private wealth management companies are one of the most in-demand roles for this recruitment firm, sparking broader conversations about how to retai...

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Bell Asset Management has appointed Andrew Stewart from Allianz Retire+ as its new head of retail sales to strengthen its adviser presence....

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A financial adviser has been given a reprimand by the FSCP for contraventions under the Corporations Act regarding superannuation advice....

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Copia Investment Partners has appointed Mac Dinsmore as distribution manager, working with wholesale clients. ...

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

4 months 3 weeks ago

Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

5 months ago

Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

7 months ago

Commonwealth Bank has formally dropped to zero advisers following LGT Crestone’s acquisition of its advice arm – some six years on from the Hayne royal commission. ...

3 weeks 5 days ago

The FSCP has issued a written direction to an adviser who charged clients “extraordinary fees” for inappropriate and conflicted advice, as well as encouraged them to swit...

1 week 2 days ago

ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of an advice firm associated with Shield and First Guardian collapses, and permanently banned its responsible manager. ...

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