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Over 600 AFSLs – a third of the total number – are operating with just one adviser, according to Wealth Data, reflecting the rise of self-licensing....
Financial planning
Head of client partnerships at GBST, Ashley Mahadeea, has left the business after seven years to join My Dealer Services, which helps advisers become self-licensed. ...
Financial planning
With a quarter of AFSLs being held by single authorised representatives, is the rise of self-licensing and market fragmentation making it harder for ASIC to monitor the s...
Financial planning
Sydney-based financial advice firm Sherlock Wealth has announced it is now operating under its own AFSL, one week after Andrew Sherlock took over as its chief executive....
Financial planning
Amid concerns that smaller AFSLs may be flying under the enforcement radar, the corporate regulator has clarified how self-licensed advice firms are monitored and whether...
Financial planning
Two financial advice professionals examine the cost-effectiveness of running your own AFSL, and whether the upfront and ongoing expenses are worth the benefits it provide...
Financial planning
With the self-licensing trend here to stay, what are the estimated costs and insurance risks for financial advisers operating their own AFSL without the backing of a larg...
Financial planning
A rising number of financial advisers – known as insourcers – are opting to take the investment selection process upon themselves, says Investment Trends’ Irene Guiamatsi...
Financial planning
A national financial advice firm is targeting advisers looking to leave large licensees and providing them with tools and financial backing to run their own business....
Financial planning
Just two financial advice licensees have commenced operations and seven ceased over the past two weeks, while total adviser numbers slip below 15,600 yet again....
Financial planning
With 66 per cent of newly established advice licensees being sole advisers, what are the risks and legal ramifications to consider when taking the plunge into self-licens...
Financial planning
There may be a trend for advisers opting to set up their own licence, but those contemplating the change have been warned it is not necessarily the right path for every a...
Financial planning
The financial advice profession can expect to see more advisers forming their own practice instead of sticking with major licensees in 2024, leading to greater industry c...
Financial planning
AMP has revitalised its Jigsaw Advice Solutions business to provide expanded add-on services to self-licensed financial advisers, ranging from AFSL setup to revenue manag...
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The number of profitable practices channelling their time, capital and resources into self-licensed ventures is on the rise, a trend which larger licensees are observing ...
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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...
It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...
So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...