AFSL

Financial planning

ASIC received 970 AFSL applications during the January-June period, with nine licences suspended and a further 98 cancelled....

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Accounting

An Administrative Appeals Tribunal has cut two years off an accountants ban from financial services....

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Accounting

The Institute of Public Accountants (IPA) has urged its members to heed ASIC’s warnings about time running out to pursue the new limited licensing regime....

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Financial planning

Specialist dealer group, Accountable, has appointed OneVue as its digital platform provider, as the deadline for accountants to attain a licence to advise on SMSFs approa...

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Accounting

Accountants are being warned to start their applications for limited AFSLs now or risk missing the 1 July 2016 deadline....

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Financial planning

A liquidator has been appointed for a Perth-based private investment company after ASIC lodged an application following complaints of fraud against the companies....

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Accounting

More than half of the 160 accountants who have applied for a limited AFSL have not been granted licences by ASIC....

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Policy & Regulation

After a change of directors the Australian Capital Markets Advisory Services was unable to meet its AFSL obligations, and as a result its license has been suspended....

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Financial planning

Planning group signs with superannuation and corporate compliance software to offer accountants licensing solution....

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Financial planning

A Queensland couple are facing civil action over allegations that they have been providing financial services without and AFSL....

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Financial planning

Hobart-based firm Main Street Financial Solutions has left IOOF-owned Lonsdale to join privately owned Fitzpatricks Private Wealth....

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Financial planning

CPA Australia’s planning move has serious competitive implications for accountants already running planning practices....

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Financial planning

ASIC has cancelled Melbourne-based advice group, TCI Capital Advisers’ AFSL over compliance concerns....

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Financial planning

The myth of institutional domination has been exposed as false with ASIC data revealing they control less than 50 per cent of advisers....

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