AFSL

People & Products

The Melbourne-based advisory business has joined Count’s AFSL network, following its acquisition of financial advice firm Affinia from TAL....

Funds management

The government has opened a consultation to increase regulation for digital asset and crypto platforms via holding an AFSL, including for those who give advice or promote...

Financial planning

Money Management crunches the numbers on ASIC’s data on Australian financial services licence approvals and how it compares over the last three years....

Financial planning

ASIC has shared how many Australian financial services licences were granted and rejected by the corporate regulator in the 2022-2023 financial year....

Financial planning

Good news for financial advisers, the number of people turning to social media and finfluencers has decreased by almost a third in the past year, according to HSBC....

Funds management

The global asset manager has extended its financial services licence to include retail investors, representing the next stage of its expansion in the Australian market. ...

Financial planning

In a shifting landscape that includes limited advice models and a growing number of micro-AFSLs, business development managers face new challenges in connecting with advi...

Financial planning

ASIC has permanently banned a Sydney financial adviser and cancelled the license of his business after he misappropriated investor funds....

Financial planning

The Federal Court has imposed a combined $13.5 million penalty on Select AFSL, BlueInc Services, and Insurance Marketing Services for engaging in unconscionable conduct....

Financial planning

ASIC has suspended the AFS licence of a managed investment schemes and general advice provider after it failed to lodge financial statements and audit reports for the fin...

Financial planning

The number of Insignia advisers has fallen to nearly 1,000, with the advice firm losing 72 advisers to micro-AFSLs over the years. ...

Policy & Regulation

The corporate watchdog has commenced consultation on proposals to revise ‘sunsetting’ class orders relating to the managed funds industry....

Financial planning

New research by Desktop Broker has explored the key themes that would influence modern financial advisory firms and determine their growth trajectory in the years ahead....

Financial planning

A boost of 14 advisers joining the new Zurich Assure AFSL has contributed to positive net growth in adviser numbers....

image
Financial planning

Research from Rainmaker Information has revealed the AFSLs that experienced the largest net growth in number of financial advisers last year. ...

image
sub-bgsidebar subscription

Never miss the latest news and developments in wealth management industry

MARKET INSIGHTS

So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

4 months 1 week ago

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

4 months 2 weeks ago

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

6 months 2 weeks 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. ...

1 week 4 days ago

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

3 days 10 hours ago

ASIC has banned a former NSW adviser from providing advice for 10 years for investing at least $14.8 million into a cryptocurrency-based scam. ...

4 days 14 hours ago