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Global independent advice giant deVere Group has continued its push into the Australian market, launching its first Sydney advisory....

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Financial planning

Non-aligned dealer group Capstone has teamed up with peak accountancy body the IPA as the deadline approaches for the removal of the accountants’ exemption next year....

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Financial planning

Listed back office investment services provider, MDS Financial Group, will purchase boutique financial planning group Sequoia Wealth Group (SWG) and rebrand all its entit...

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Life/Risk

ASIC has banned a Sydney-based insurance broker from the industry for three years after he allegedly failed to pass on collected premiums to insurers. ...

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Accounting

Financial advisers should require more than one semester unit in tax law if they want to be licensed to provide tax advice, the Institute of Public Accountants believes....

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Financial planning

The former director of a foreign exchange provider has been “restrained” from providing financial services after providing services not covered by its licence....

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Superannuation

ASIC cancelled the AFSL of Coal Industry Superannuation Fund after its merger with AUSCOAL Super last year....

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Financial planning

Advisers are expected to exit institutions en masse in 2015, with the product-heavy vertically integrated model facing an “adapt or die” future under the new advice regim...

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Financial planning

A Sydney-sider who made investment recommendations to clients without holding an Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL) has been banned from providing financial ser...

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Financial planning

ASIC has appointed KordaMentha Forensic to identify high risk advisers within Commonwealth Financial Planning and Financial Wisdom and to review the licence conditions of...

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Accounting

Independently-owned advisory firm Fortnum Financial Group (Fortnum) has moved into the accounting space with a new business, Fortnum Professional Strategies....

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Superannuation

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has taken its case against a property company to the Supreme Court, arguing the group is spruiking the use of ...

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Accounting

The Fold Legal claims accountants are not adequately prepared when applying for AFS licences....

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Financial planning

News Corporation’s Eureka Report is set to start testing a digital investor engagement solution next month, as talks continue with platform provider, OneVue. ...

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Accounting

Accountants who provide advice on self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) need to consider the level of advice they want to give clients before new licensing rules come...

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Squeaky'21

My view is that after 2026 there will be quite a bit less than 10,000 'advisers' (investment advisers) and less than 100...

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Jason Warlond

Dugald makes a great point that not everyone's definition of green is the same and gives a good example. Funds have bee...

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Jasmin Jakupovic

How did they get the AFSL in the first place? Given the green light by ASIC. This is terrible example of ASIC's incompet...

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AustralianSuper and Australian Retirement Trust have posted the financial results for the 2022–23 financial year for their combined 5.3 million members....

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A $34 billion fund has come out on top with a 13.3 per cent return in the last 12 months, beating out mega funds like Australian Retirement Trust and Aware Super. ...

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The verdict in the class action case against AMP Financial Planning has been delivered in the Federal Court by Justice Moshinsky....

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