ASIC is seeking to publish firm-level data on the reportable situations and internal dispute resolution regime, in hopes that advice licensees will “lift their game”.
The Federal Court has appointed liquidators to wind up Falcon Capital and the First Guardian Master Fund, following an ASIC application.
One of Australia’s largest ETF products lost over $300 million in outflows during March as international equity ETFs suffered steep declines in flows.
Australian Ethical Investment has welcomed an independent non-executive director to its board, who previously spent a decade as Colonial First State’s CEO.
Financial Services Minister, Stephen Jones, has assured the cost and time to enter the financial advice profession will soon be halved, as shadow treasurer Angus Taylor pledges to reach 30,000 advisers.
The positive results of the latest financial adviser exam have helped the advice profession reach 15,600 yet again, according to Wealth Data analysis.
Transitioning financial intermediaries have helped Netwealth report net flows of $3.5 billion for the March quarter, despite volatile market movements.
Financial advice firms have told Adviser Ratings they are planning to increase their compliance spend by almost a third, including on enhancements to their cyber security which ASIC has identified as an enforcement priority.
Global X has painted a worrying picture for active ETFs in Australia, with investor adoption proving uneven and the popularity of its low-cost index counterparts only growing stronger.
The digital advice platform is officially launching into the financial advice sector, offering up its services to practices as a means of engaging with the next generation of clients.
