AFSL
Life/Risk
Park Trent Properties Group has been found to have given unlawful advice to over 860 people to establish and switch funds into an SMSF....
Accounting
With less than a year to go to the end of the accountants’ exemption, another advice group has started offering accounting practices an outsourced AFSL facility....
Policy & Regulation
LSG Group’s AFSL has been cancelled by ASIC after it failed to comply with the conditions on its licence and financial services laws....
Financial planning
ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of a Western Australian insurance provider for breaches of various reporting, financial and other licensee obligations....
Financial planning
ASIC has cancelled Dunfo Capital’s AFSL after giving the firm six months to meet its legal obligations and licence conditions. ...
Financial planning
ASIC received 970 AFSL applications during the January-June period, with nine licences suspended and a further 98 cancelled....
Accounting
An Administrative Appeals Tribunal has cut two years off an accountants ban from financial services....
Accounting
The Institute of Public Accountants (IPA) has urged its members to heed ASIC’s warnings about time running out to pursue the new limited licensing regime....
Financial planning
Specialist dealer group, Accountable, has appointed OneVue as its digital platform provider, as the deadline for accountants to attain a licence to advise on SMSFs approa...
Accounting
Accountants are being warned to start their applications for limited AFSLs now or risk missing the 1 July 2016 deadline....
Financial planning
A liquidator has been appointed for a Perth-based private investment company after ASIC lodged an application following complaints of fraud against the companies....
Accounting
More than half of the 160 accountants who have applied for a limited AFSL have not been granted licences by ASIC....
Policy & Regulation
After a change of directors the Australian Capital Markets Advisory Services was unable to meet its AFSL obligations, and as a result its license has been suspended....
Financial planning
Planning group signs with superannuation and corporate compliance software to offer accountants licensing solution....
Financial planning
A Queensland couple are facing civil action over allegations that they have been providing financial services without and AFSL....
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