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Funds management

ASIC has cancelled the AFS licence of a Victorian fund manager and banned its managing director for four years after discovering “significant and systemic failures of ove...

Financial planning

Medical grounds are no excuse for compliance failures as a Victorian AFSL is sentenced for failing to lodge annual financial reports....

Financial planning

Dirigere Advisory, a Victorian boutique financial advice licensee, has relaunched with a new operating model that aims to better meet the needs of its advisers, including...

Financial planning

A suburb in Victoria has been crowned as the top suburb by opportunity for financial advisers, according to data from Adviser Ratings....

Financial planning

The Association of Financial Advisers has welcomed ASIC’s no-action position for fee disclosure statement and opt-in obligations for Victoria’s located advice businesses....

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Financial planning

Faced with at least six weeks of Level 4 lockdown, financial advisers in Melbourne need regulatory relief around opt-in and other key client interactions....

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Funds management

Victoria’s new stamp duty laws will drive up costs for unlisted wholesale and retail property funds sector, according to the Property Funds Association....

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Financial planning

A former NAB adviser has pleaded guilty to two charges of submitting financial planning documents for his own personal gain....

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Funds management

AMP Capital has inked a deal to buy 5.2 per cent of the largest desalination plant in the southern hemisphere. ...

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