The corporate regulator has cancelled the AFSL of a Perth advice firm, with the firm having previously seen its licence temporarily suspended in 2020.
Private equity giant TA Associates has made a strategic investment of an undisclosed sum into a major Australian wealth and investment player.
Shaw and Partners chief executive, Earl Evans, has said the firm is seeking to double the assets under management at its latest New Zealand acquisition ISG, having made the “left field” decision to embark on overseas M&A.
Going forwards, advisers’ use of platforms will be divided into those “core” offerings and “peripheral” ones, with those in the latter category facing an existential threat.
Advice licensee Count has seen an appeal filed to a class action against it which was dismissed earlier this year.
Northern Trust Asset Management has appointed a new head of international and responsible investing.
ASIC has accepted a court enforceable undertaking from a Perth-based company auditor who failed to adequately conduct multiple audits on an advice firm that receivers say has $100 million missing.
After a brutal month for adviser numbers, the net loss for June now stands at more than 100 advisers, but the financial year is still on track to end in positive territory.
Two advice platforms have been identified by Adviser Ratings as standouts for efficiency as time-pressured advisers become evermore fickle in their platform selection.
