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ASIC financial services enforcements down 10%

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2015
... enforcement report that it intends to develop a regulatory guide on remediation programs by Australian financial services licensees. "We want to ensure that if an AFS licensee needs to provide remediation, they do so in a way that is fair, honest and ...

IFAs to benefit from ASIC SME focus

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015
... that ASIC's 2013-2014 annual report demonstrates a steady year-on-year increase in new Australian Financial Services Licensees (AFSLs), improvements to SME registration services will impact the growing number of advisers looking to start their own business. ...

ASIC developing regulatory guide for advice remediation

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015
... has announced it is developing a regulatory guide for advice remediation programs for Australian financial services licensees. The regulator has participated in numerous advice review programs for major financial advice institutions, most notably CBA ...

AdviserLogic launches licensee-to-adviser tech tool

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2015
... make it available to their planners' AdviserLogic accounts. A licensee CRM also enables Australian financial services licensees (AFSL) to deliver services more efficiently. "Enabling planners to allow access to their AdviserLogic account for their licensee ...

Arthur's back. Wait, no he's not

COLIN BRINSDEN, AAP ECONOMICS CORRESPONDENT  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
... the current lodgement fee at the Australian Securities and Investments Commission for Australian Financial Services licensees by $5 to $44. Financial Planning Association boss Mark Rantall said it was a "big step" in the right direction. "When you go ...

Funding for the government's adviser register unclear

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
... million to set up and will be funded by increasing the current ASIC lodgement fee for Australian Financial Services licensees by $5 to $44." However to achieve this figure ASIC would need to collect the extra $5 from about one million AFS licensees. ...

Fortnum completes ANZ buy-out

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2014
Fortnum has become of Australia's largest independently-owned Australian Financial Services Licensees after completing a multi-million dollar deal to buy-out ANZ's 20% stake in the company. Fortnum's management, staff and financial advisers raised the ...

TPB open for TASA registration from today

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2014
... Board (TPB) to comply with the Tax Agent Services Act 2009 (TASA). The TPB has sent all Australian financial services licensees (AFSL) instructions and login details to access the online notification form to register themselves and their authorised representatives. ...

MDA provider makes debut on ASX

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2014
... operates and administers managed account solutions for financial advice firms in Australia, Australian financial services licensees (AFSL) and fund managers. The company was previously known as Investment Administration Services.

ASIC eyes fee for service funding model

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2014
... perform its functions." As an example, ASIC said it costs about $108 million to regulate Australian Financial Services licensees. However, ASIC collects only $3.7 million in registry fees from AFS licensees, approximately 3.5% of the cost of regulation. ...