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As the deadline approaches for advisers to meet higher education requirements, the FAAA has shared an “obscure” loophole to help advisers avoid redoing a professional yea...

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With more than 4,600 advisers yet to meet the qualifications standards, the corporate regulator has once again urged relevant providers to check their Financial Advisers ...

Financial planning

There were over 350 new entrants who came on board during 2022, according to Wealth Data, as the industry seeks to grow to counter the adviser exodus. ...

Financial planning

Wealth Data has revealed the total number of advisers, and their sectors, who left during 2022. ...

Financial planning

Licensees will need to ensure their advisers’ Financial Adviser Register record states if they can provide tax (financial) advice by 1 February, 2023. ...

Financial planning

There are concerns regarding registrations on the Financial Advisers Register as smaller licensees close with backdated resignation dates. ...

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Almost 500 AFS licensees received communication from ASIC earlier this year because they had failed update their ceased advisers on the Financial Advisers Register....

Financial planning

Almost 500 AFS licensees received communication from ASIC earlier this year because they had failed to update their ceased advisers on the Financial Advisers Register (FA...

Financial planning

The acquisition has brought a new combined entity of WT Financial Group and Synchron to 560 advisers, as per Australian Securities Investment Commissions’ Financial Advis...

Financial planning

Senior executives should face civil penalties of up to $1 million if they breach the Financial Accountability Regime, according to consumer advocacy group CHOICE....

Financial planning

Small licensees are further expected to close in the coming weeks with the number of advisers expected to reach between 15,000 and 16,000 this year, according to Wealth D...

Financial planning

The new Financial Accountability Regime between APRA and ASIC will have clearly defined roles to avoid duplicate reporting to multiple agencies....

Financial planning

There is an expectation that the total number of advisers will drop to 17,200 in January, and thereafter to between 15,000 and 16,000....

Financial planning

The financial advice industry is finishing the year with a loss of 2,189 advisers, however the worst is yet to come, according to Wealth Data....

Financial planning

The registration of financial advisers under the Better Advice Act will occur in two stages with the second commencing once the register transitions to the Australian Tax...

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