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Sequoia Financial Group has seen a top-level reshuffle as the chair of the board, John Larsen, steps down after five years in the position....
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Research by Wealth Data has found exactly half the number of advisers who have worked at closed AFSLs in the current financial year remain on the ASIC FAR....
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As a Federal Court judge notes the lack of experience held by the responsible manager of Lanterne Fund Services, Money Management explores what is required of the role. ...
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Insignia Financial’s chief risk officer sheds light why the “multidimensional” risks of operating a financial advice licensee requires a holistic and curious approach....
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With 4.2 financial advice firms expected to fail per year, what type of problems can occur that could cause a licensee or micro-AFSL to go under?...
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As the first quarter of 2024 comes to a close, Money Management looks back on the corporate regulator’s bans and AFSL cancellations in the financial advice sector....
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Wealth Data analysis has seen a “significant jump” in gross revenue per financial adviser at eight ASX-listed financial advice licensees, and detailed the range between h...
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ASIC has reminded advisers that their registration requirements are an ongoing obligation, having met the first deadline on 16 February, and highlighted when a registrati...
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Five years after the firm went into liquidation, ASIC has cancelled the Australian financial services licence of troubled investment firm Endeavour....
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Looking at which licensees are seeing the fastest growth over the six months, Wealth Data says there are three firms that stand out amid falling numbers....
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ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of Sydney-based wealth manager, the third Sydney firm to face this action since the start of the year. ...
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ASIC is seeking to hear the views of users in order to improve the design of its digital services and will be conducting interviews this month. ...
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A Melbourne-based advisory firm formerly licensed through AMP has become the latest to join the Count network, while newly acquired Diverger has partnered with a fintech ...
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NextGen Financial Group has bid farewell to its remaining financial advisers following ASIC’s cancellation of its AFSL, contrasting the firm’s peak of over 100 advisers i...
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ASIC has shared findings on the role of advice licensees in the oversight of superannuation fund performance, highlighting their approved product lists and use of researc...
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My view is that after 2026 there will be quite a bit less than 10,000 'advisers' (investment advisers) and less than 100...
Dugald makes a great point that not everyone's definition of green is the same and gives a good example. Funds have bee...
How did they get the AFSL in the first place? Given the green light by ASIC. This is terrible example of ASIC's incompet...