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A risk-averse nature by licensees to alternative funds is prompting advisers to opt to carry out the investment selection themselves....
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The platform race is “ours to lose”, says HUB24’s chief executive Andrew Alcock, as it reports a 62 per cent rise in annual platform net inflows in FY24. ...
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A former strategy manager at suspended financial services business BBY has been sentenced for aiding and abetting dishonest conduct. ...
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The difference between a Record of Advice and Statement of Advice is the crux of the FSCP’s latest determination against a relevant provider. ...
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An executive at the Institute of Public Accountants has suggested that a discussion around the need for gender quotas in financial services may now be warranted....
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The number of ceased advice licensees this financial year is nearly four times higher than the previous period, likely driven by M&A activity among new AFSLs, writes Weal...
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Libertas Financial Planning saw its AFSL cancelled this month after the CSLR paid out compensation to a victim; details have been shared on the firm’s mistakes that led t...
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The corporate regulator has taken down over 7,300 phishing and investment scam websites in the past year, with this area remaining a core strategic priority for ASIC....
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ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of a former national financial advice business after the CSLR was required to pay compensation for the firm’s actions....
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Unexpected bills and a lack of cultural alignment are among M&A challenges two directors have faced, and the experiences have taught them that advice practices shouldn’t ...
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In light of recent ASIC investigations, Assured Support has outlined how compliance programs can fail within advice practices and licensees if they are treated as “neces...
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The Financial Advice Association Australia has met with Minister for Financial Services, Stephen Jones, to discuss their concerns about the escalating costs of the Compen...
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This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...
Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....
It’s astonishing to see the FAAA now pushing for more advisers by courting "career changers" and international recruits,...