LICENSEES

Financial planning

Former bank-licensed advisers have opted to move to privately-owned licensees, with a preference for boutiques, according to Adviser Ratings....

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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...

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Financial planning

More licensee groups offering different licences for part-time advisers might help retain talent, especially those who want to balance work/family commitments, including ...

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Financial planning

The current regulatory regime around financial planning is driving up costs by prioritising compliance and the needs of licensees over those of consumers, according to th...

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Financial planning

Financial advisers could be placed at risk of retribution when switching licensees under the reference checking protocols being put forward by the Australian Securities a...

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Financial planning

Advisers need to be confident that a prospective licensee will be around in the future if they are looking for a discounted licensee, according to a panel....

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Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association’s proposals for adviser registration to replace licensee authorisations has caused consternation among some licensees, but the FPA has ...

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Financial planning

Affected clients will be among the first to know when licenses detect advisers who have done the wrong thing under new legislation to go before Parliament....

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Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission will regard personal advice entailing client best interests as obviating many of the adviser strictures of the new de...

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Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has foreshadowed court action in the wake of a review of fee disclosure statements and renewal notices which uncovere...

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Policy & Regulation

Australian financial services licensees that offer over-the-counter derivatives to retail investors overseas might be breaking overseas laws....

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Policy & Regulation

The new industry funding model for the Australian Securities and Investments Commission will see financial planning licensees and credit providers carrying some of the gr...

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Financial planning

Licensees will be responsible for approving 70 per cent of the continuing professional development hours undertaken by advisers under the new Financial Adviser Standards ...

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Financial planning

At the same time as confirming Westpac has lost around half its authorised representatives since 2015 the bank’s chief executive has also confirmed a proposed industry so...

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Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association has told the Royal Commission the planning industry would be well served if licensees were obligated to a best interest duty in the sam...

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Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

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Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

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ASIC has suspended the Australian Financial Services Licence of a Melbourne-based financial advice firm....

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The corporate regulator has issued infringement notices to three AFSLs whose financial advisers provided personal advice to a retail client while unregistered....

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ASIC has released the results of its first adviser exam to be held in 2025, with 241 candidates attempting the test....

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