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Don't forget: Adviser exam deadline looms

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2022
... for at least the second time. The reminder comes after a recent Financial Standard analysis of ASIC's Financial Adviser Register, indicating a total loss of 3605 advisers from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022. In the same 12-month period, only 546 new advisers ...

Natalie Cameron named AFCA lead ombudsman

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2022
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority has appointed Natalie Cameron as its new lead ombudsman for banking and finance. Cameron moves into the position from her current appointment as lead ombudsman for investments and advice at AFCA. She has ...

FS Power50 nominations open for 2022

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2022
... All shortlisted candidates will be screened, with only financial advisers registered on ASIC's Financial Adviser Register as licensed to provide personal financial advice qualified to proceed to the voting round. The 50 individuals who attract the ...

More than 1700 advisers gone already

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2022
... the mid-way point of the year, the latest data from ASIC shows more than 1700 financial advisers have dropped off its register since January. Analysis of the ASIC Financial Adviser Register shows there is now 16,413 financial advisers currently active. ...

ASIC urges market to improve outage resilience

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2022
... coincide with other important changes in the industry, including the replacement of the clearing house electronic sub register system (CHESS), Cboe's technology upgrade and the implementation of new market integrity rules. While these are important competing ...

ASIC releases CCIV guidelines

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2022
... ahead of its July 1 implementation date. The information sheet (INFO 272) and report (REP 728) help shed light on how to register a CCIV and sub-fund. The regulator said first corporate directors will need to meet its requirements, and further stated ...

Advice requirements confusing, complex: JAWG

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2022
... others. As a group, the Joint Associations Working Group represents more than 90% of advisers on the Financial Advisers Register and most financial services firms.

May exam sees 43% pass rate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2022
... the exam and about 91% have passed. Of those, more than 15,600 are listed as currently active on the Financial Adviser Register, ASIC said, and just 600 were new entrants to the industry. However, more than 2400 of the candidates that passed have since ...

Clear up uncertainty: AFA, FPA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2022
... requirements, consolidation of advice fee authorisation requirements, aligning the CPD year with the Financial Adviser Register registration/renewal period or with the financial year, and the temporary COVID-19 relief measures to be made permanent." ...

ASIC succeeds in application to liquidate Ascent

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2022
ASIC has succeeded in its application to liquidate Ascent Investment and Coaching Pty Ltd after suspecting it was operating without a licence and falsified financial records. ASIC made an application to the Federal Court in March to wind up Ascent and ...