Advisers need to be confident that a prospective licensee will be around in the future if they are looking for a discounted licensee, according to a panel....

The Financial Planning Association’s proposals for adviser registration to replace licensee authorisations has caused consternation among some licensees, but the FPA has ...

Affected clients will be among the first to know when licenses detect advisers who have done the wrong thing under new legislation to go before Parliament....

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission will regard personal advice entailing client best interests as obviating many of the adviser strictures of the new de...

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has foreshadowed court action in the wake of a review of fee disclosure statements and renewal notices which uncovere...

Australian financial services licensees that offer over-the-counter derivatives to retail investors overseas might be breaking overseas laws....

The new industry funding model for the Australian Securities and Investments Commission will see financial planning licensees and credit providers carrying some of the gr...

Licensees will be responsible for approving 70 per cent of the continuing professional development hours undertaken by advisers under the new Financial Adviser Standards ...

At the same time as confirming Westpac has lost around half its authorised representatives since 2015 the bank’s chief executive has also confirmed a proposed industry so...

The Financial Planning Association has told the Royal Commission the planning industry would be well served if licensees were obligated to a best interest duty in the sam...

HUB24 has posted record net inflows for the first quarter of $638 million and representing a 19.3 per cent growth....

Licensees have been urged to pre-arm themselves with replacement premium registers to counter accusations of churn....