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.
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 pursue “scale for scale’s sake”.
The Financial Advice Association Australia has met with Minister for Financial Services, Stephen Jones, to discuss their concerns about the escalating costs of the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort.
GQG Partners has reported a 67 per cent year-on-year increase in Australian wholesale net flows to its funds as it announces its half-year results.
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 “necessary evils” and corners are cut.
A dispute between Sequoia Financial Group and individual Tim McGowen has reached a conclusion, following a problematic acquisition of three companies.
Clime Investment Management believes its FY25 operating costs will be “substantially lower” after identifying $1 million per annum in cost savings from the Madison divestment.
The Financial Services and Credit Panel has made its first determination in over three months with the relevant provider pulled up on their statements of advice.
Adviser Ratings’ quarterly data has uncovered the top 10 financial advice licensees for growth and losses in the second quarter of the 2024 calendar year.
Back in 2014, the proportion of optimistic advisers sat at 55 per cent, but how has the past decade and the fallout from the Hayne royal commission changed things?
