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The corporate regulator has made a suspension and a cancellation of the AFSL of two Queensland-based firms. ...

Financial planning

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....

Financial planning

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...

Financial planning

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...

Financial planning

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....

Financial planning

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...

Financial planning

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...

Financial planning

Clime has entered into a heads of agreement to divest Madison Financial Group to a rival licensee for $2 million....

Funds management

ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of a Victorian asset manager, seven months after an officer of the company was charged with money laundering offences in an AFP investigation....

Financial planning

With Fortnum Private Wealth and Professional Financial Services now unified under the Entireti umbrella company, CEO Neil Younger has detailed to Money Management the fir...

Financial planning

ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of a Gold Coast advice firm, its tenth AFSL cancellation since the start of the year with the majority being advice firms....

Financial planning

Centrepoint Alliance has upgraded its expected financial results for FY24, thanks to strong adviser recruitment and the acquisition of Queensland advice firm Financial Ad...

Financial planning

With 66 per cent of newly established advice licensees being sole advisers, what are the risks and legal ramifications to consider when taking the plunge into self-licens...

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