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ASIC has removed additional conditions it imposed on Macquarie Bank’s AFSL after a review by KPMG found no additional breaches to those the bank had already reported. ...

Policy & Regulation

Serious structural flaws have been identified as inhibitors to accountants participating in the new limited licensing regime....

Financial planning

Three financial services licensees have removed the term “independent” from their website and marketing material after ASIC found they received commissions and volume-bas...

Financial planning

An accounting firm and a financial planning firm have joined GPS Wealth ahead of the scrapping of the accountants’ exemption on 1 July....

Financial planning

A substantial number of experienced advisers may leave the market place, if they require a degree or degree equivalent, Pathway Licensee Services believes....

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The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...

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Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...

4 months ago

It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...

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AMP has agreed in principle to settle an advice and insurance class action that commenced in 2020 related to historic commission payment activity. ...

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Advice firms are increasing their base salaries by as much as $50k to attract talent, particularly seeking advisers with a portable book of clients, but equity offerings ...

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ASIC has released the results of the latest financial adviser exam, held in November 2025....

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