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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....
Financial planning
From cyber security threats to external reviews, financial services law firm Holley Nethercote has uncovered the most notable compliance concerns for AFSLs....
Financial planning
Licensees are being reminded to take prompt action once their licence is granted as ASIC cancels the AFSL of a Sydney firm....
Financial planning
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. ...
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....
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