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A group of licensees have put together a petition calling on the government to fix major issues around the CSLR levy and Delivering Better Financial Outcomes legislation....
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Compliance experts have warned there is potential for the experience pathway to be abused if licensees fail to check whether an individual has the necessary 10 years’ exp...
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A Sydney-based subsidiary of a private equity firm has received an infringement notice for alleged serious failures from the Markets Disciplinary Panel....
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From cyber security threats to external reviews, financial services law firm Holley Nethercote has uncovered the most notable compliance concerns for AFSLs....
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Licensees are being reminded to take prompt action once their licence is granted as ASIC cancels the AFSL of a Sydney firm....
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Financial services firm Fiducian has added two new franchisees to its national advice network, one based in Victoria and the other in Northern Territory. ...
Financial planning
The corporate regulator has made a suspension and a cancellation of the AFSL of two Queensland-based firms. ...
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Two industry professionals have shared lessons for self-licensed firms amid the debate over scaling up a financial advice business....
Financial planning
ASIC has cancelled the AFS licence of a Sydney wealth firm, the fifth Sydney firm to see a cancellation since the start of the year....
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Fiducian’s Auxilium platform has been identified as a strong capability and growth opportunity at the firm, having recently opened up to external advisers for the first t...
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Sequoia has delayed its extraordinary general meeting by one day at the request of the Australian government’s Takeovers Panel regarding an application alleging unethical...
Financial planning
O’Brien Accountants & Advisors, an equity partner firm of advice licensee Count, has acquired an accounting client book for $2.1 million to expand its Melbourne client ba...
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Only two of the listed financial advice licensees have seen growth in their share price over the past year, half the volume in December 2023....
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Centrepoint Alliance has the opportunity to sneak up from behind while the three major licensees are distracted as chief executive John Shuttleworth tells Money Managemen...
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A Federal Court ruling on whether licensees need to ‘take all reasonable steps’ regarding conflicted remuneration could extend to other parts of the advice process, accor...
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Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...