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Little Black Book now available on FinancialStandard.com.au

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2006
Responding to demand from planners, super funds, employers and consumers for more help finding product and service providers from across the marketplace, Financial Standard has today launched its Little Black Book online. "The LBB is a free-to-air directory ...

AFS partners to Evolve its XPLAN tools

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2006
Australian Financial Services (AFS) has enlisted the services of niche technology business Evolve Logic to help customise its XPLAN financial planning software platform. Evolve Logic is an authorised XPLAN technology provider who specialises in the ...

Directors banned over unregistered schemes

... Polanski had breached the Corporations Act in running unregistered managed investments schemes, conducting business without an AFS license and offering securities without a disclosure document. However, the Court also noted that neither Dr Acker or Polanski ...

Profit sharing a win-win for AFS

Advisory group Australian Financial Services (AFS) is growing at a rate of at least 20 practices a year thanks to its highly successful profit sharing model. The Melbourne-based firm has signed up 13 practices since the beginning of the year and AFS ...

AMP spins off back office

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2006
AMP Financial Services (AFS) has created a new business division aimed at providing support and services to its advisers. The new division, advice based distribution (ADB), was formed after the recently secured head of AMP Financial Planning, Michael ...

Investors get money back from failed mortgage scheme

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2006
Thirty-seven Queensland investors have recovered money invested in a failed solicitor's mortgage scheme which the Federal Court found negligently and deliberately misled them. Led by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), the class ...

Super adviser loses license after ASIC super switching survey

A Sydney-based superannuation advice specialist has lost its license after the Australian Securities and Investments Commission's (ASIC) 'super switching' survey found it breached several compliance obligations. ASIC has revoked the license of SMS Advising ...

Count licensees sign on for DMS

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2006
Count Financial Limited (Count) AFS licensed employees will now use a program put out by Dealer Management System (DMS), which is designed to integrate software planning tools together with business management requirements. Count's senior executive ...

Life insurers and 25 AFSL holders under ASIC microscope

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has launched formal investigations into 25 AFSL holders and will be watching life insurers closely, as a result of its latest license breaches report announced this week. The regulator has ...

First State Super goes public offer

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2006
... umbrella to be regulated by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA), with the fund's trustee holding both an AFS and RSE license. First State Super will initially be marketing its new status purely to current members changing jobs and members' ...