A US-based online brokerage has ceased providing new margin loans to its Australian clients following an investigation into the conditions of its AFSL....
Two businesses specialising in providing support to small licensees said they were experiencing significant growth due to dealer group dissatisfaction and FOFA. ...
New research from SPAA suggests a significant gap exists with respect to accountants giving advice on SMSFs working under AFSLs ...
The growth of the self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF) sector could be damaged by the failure of fund members to properly manage the funds and their holdings, accordi...
Synchron’s John Prossor claims a repeat of the AFS brokerage losses can be avoided by paying advisers without delay....
Industry body Boutique Financial Planners has called for clear disclosure of licensee ownership after Roy Morgan research revealed a large percentage of consumers were no...
Perth securities dealer Stellar Securities has had its Australian financial services licence cancelled after it failed to comply with its financial requirement conditions...
Zenith Investment Partners’ Daniel Liptak has joined newly-established specialist institutional consulting firm ZG Advisors. ...
ASIC has sought court orders that LM First Mortgage Income Fund be wound-up after its collapse earlier this year....
The regulator permanently bans a planner and insurance broker in separate actions....
Only weeks after WB Financial cancelled its AFSL and folded into CBA-owned Financial Wisdom, another business has come forward with a similar move. ...
FSC places $1 billion price tag on TASA implementation as PJC weighs competing submissions from accounting and planning industries....
ASIC was right when it issued a warning to financial services licensees to ensure they have “robust recruitment processes” in place when appointing people who have previo...
Charitable investment funds act like banks so they should be regulated as such, according to ASIC....
The Salisbury Group (TSG), a planning business with 50 planners, has gone into administration following the recent closure of Australian Financial Services (AFS). ...
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,...
increased professionalism within the industry - shouldn't that say, FAR register almost halving in the last 24 months he...