With the growth in micro-AFSLs and self-licensing, Lifespan chief executive Eugene Ardino is looking to double the number of AFSLs it services through its Lifespan Partne...
Advisers are likely to look towards self-registration with the regulator rather than a licensee model in the future, but self-licensing is not without its pitfalls, accor...
Financial advisers facing a dilemma on whether they should go down a self-licensing path or join another licensee should review all the options and utilise the right obje...
Centrepoint Alliance’s new strategy announced last year has proved successful as the company has reported a profit turnaround for the financial year ended 30 June....
Dealer groups are looking to grow their footprints on the back of the influx of advisers expected from the changes at AMP, the Commonwealth Bank and elsewhere....
As financial planners increasingly choose the self-licensed path, Anastasia Santoreneos discusses the perks of being licensed under a dealer group with Citadel Wealth’s f...
Does the Royal Commission’s call for a compensation scheme of last resort represent treating the symptoms rather than the disease? That is a question posed by Infocus We...
My view is that after 2026 there will be quite a bit less than 10,000 'advisers' (investment advisers) and less than 100...
Dugald makes a great point that not everyone's definition of green is the same and gives a good example. Funds have bee...
How did they get the AFSL in the first place? Given the green light by ASIC. This is terrible example of ASIC's incompet...