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Focus Financial looking for more local partners

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2016
... is still going to be the most important player." Kodialam added that stronger regulation in the Australian financial services industry will help to put clients at the centre of advice, just as it has in the US. "We are very familiar with FOFA because ...

MAX Award finalists revealed

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2016
... shine a spotlight on the achievers and innovators in the field of marketing and sales within the Australian financial services industry. There are a total of 93 finalists in 18 categories, including Marketer of the Year, Sales Team of the Year and Website ...

CPA granted AFSL

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2016
ASIC has granted CPA Australia an Australian Financial Services licence (AFSL) and an Australian Credit Licence (ACL) for its wholly owned subsidiary, CPA Australia Advice. The granting of the licences is an important step in the establishment of the ...

ASIC hands Allegianz six month suspension

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016
ASIC has placed a six month suspension on Melbourne-based Allegianz's Australian Financial Services Licence (ASFL) for failing to comply with a number of key obligations. In a statement the regulator said that Allegianz had failed to lodge auditor reports ...

ASIC consults on robo regulation

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
... concerns about and expectations for digital advice. It suggests robo-advice providers must hold an Australian financial services licence unless the information provided can be considered "factual" - i.e., where "the truth or accuracy... cannot reasonably ...

July 1 will end the "amateur" SMSF era

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
... financial planners," he said. He said that many SMSF accountants still haven't applied for their Australian financial services licence, which will make continuing to provide SMSF advice after July 1 increasingly difficult. Coupled with the higher entry ...

ASIC tightens Macquarie's AFSL

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016
ASIC has announced additional conditions on Macquarie Bank's Australian financial services licence following an investigation. ASIC investigated several Macquarie breach reports between 2004 and 2014 pertaining to "breaches of the client money provisions ...

Perpetual Private partners law firm to help accountants with AFSLs

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2016
... Clarke Commercial Lawyers to help support accounting practices looking to obtain their own limited Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL) as part of new rules coming in on July 1. The online portal, Cowell Clarke Connect, will give accountants ...

ASIC cracks down on "independent" AFSLs

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2016
ASIC has requested that three Australian financial services licensees "remove or amend" claims about their independence. Wilson HTM, iSelect Life and Citywide Insurance Brokers and Financial Planners have complied with ASIC's request after the regulator ...

Australia aims to be APAC fintech leader

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 29 FEB 2016
... banking and finance, to [reach] the tech savvy and growing middle class in Asia." Promoting innovative Australian financial services and products in Asia, the Treasurer also visited the Commonwealth Bank's innovation lab in Hong Kong on Thursday before ...