Listed managed fund trading service to be operational in first half of this year....

Beacon head of compliance replaced after former staffer leaves to start compliance service....

Former PIS boss Robbie Bennetts claims ASIC lacks an understanding of the financial services sector, is unwilling to listen and is not trusted and respected by the financ...

As the big banks move their focus away from advice, financial planners will most likely return to the non-aligned space, lawyer says....

Non-aligned advice can compete and grow but needs to shift focus away from asset management....

The Commonwealth Bank is calling for the introduction of a financial planner passport scheme, similar to the one operating in the United States. ...

Member firms of the Association of Independently Owned Financial Professionals will undergo AFSL compliance reviews to identify and remedy potential issues....

A choice of licensing options now faces accountants who want to handle SMSF business, so it’s important for them and advisers that they make the appropriate choice, write...

ASIC has banned a Queensland-based businessman for five years following his involvement in the deceptive marketing and selling of share trading software....

A dealer group head says he lost three practices to a cheque-book in the last 18 months, but all three have expressed a wish to come back....

ASIC confirms GTL TradeUp has entered liquidation....

Perth-based Chambers Investment Partners has had its Australian financial services licence cancelled after the company failed to obtain professional indemnity insurance a...

AFSL service providers My Dealer Services and Libertas Solutions have partnered to launch a build-your-own-dealer-group type service into the market....

Paul Derham draws on extensive recent research to provides tips to help financial planners sail through their next licensee compliance audit. ...