A former Brisbane financial adviser, who was permanently banned by ASIC in April, has appeared in court charged with two counts of providing false or misleading information to the regulator.
Zenith Investment Partners’ Steven Tang has identified which asset classes will provide opportunities for active stock selection as recession fears and share market volatility grow.
2023 has been a year of mergers and acquisitions for licensees as firms take advantage of the improved landscape for financial advisers.
Delayed gratification from companies which had produced strong results in October provided sharp share price rises for the Munro Global Growth Fund last month.
TAL’s three Professional Year initiatives successfully encouraged new entrants into the financial advice industry throughout 2023, including 16 candidates completing their PY through its PY Manager program.
ASIC has announced the results from the 23rd Financial Advisers Exam cycle held in November, following August’s highest pass mark of the year.
The number of financial advisers has stabilised above the 15,600 mark as 2023 comes to an end, while Wealth Data confirms AMP now leads as the largest licensee.
The Federal Court has appointed two corporate receivers of Brite Advisors to investigate the $1 billion client pension funds under its management since its assets were frozen.
The FAAA is pushing for a mandated standardised fee consent form to minimise red tape and reduce the cost of financial advice in response to the government’s first QAR tranche.
In this episode of the ifa Show, host Maja Garaca Djurdjevic is joined by journalist Keith Ford to take a look a
