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ASIC imposes AFSL conditions on Lionsgate

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2013
ASIC has imposed additional conditions on the Australian financial services licence of NSW-based Lionsgate Financial Group Pty Ltd following a surveillance of its advice business. According to the regulator, Lionsgate currently has 103 authorised representatives ...

Australian Ethical profits jump

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2013
... years," Vernon added. A return of confidence to equity markets has a positive material impact on the Australian financial services industry over the last year while cost cutting measures have given Australian Ethical a further boost. "Investments in ...

New regime for accountants: Shorten

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2013
... The Regulation effectively replaces the current accountants' licensing exemption with a limited Australian financial services licence (AFSL) from 1 July 2013. It will enable accountants to provide a greater range of advice to clients than the current ...

ASX volatility index moves to live pricing

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2013
... said the real-time S&P/ASX 200 VIX constitutes an exciting step forward in the development of the Australian financial services industry. "The index will allow Australian investors to gauge equity market volatility, while also serving as the basis for ...

AMP launches new iPad app for advisers

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2013
... of advice and licensing Simon Wallace said this mobile technology is the first of its kind in the Australian financial services industry. "Evolve allows advisers to capture, store and analyse client data on their iPad and brings a paperless office a ...

New BDM for AUI

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013
... Group, St George Margin Lending and Commsec Broking, as well as working as a financial adviser at Australian Financial Services. Michelle Hanger, national manager - adviser distribution at AUI, said that Thomas brings an excellent understanding of the ...

FPA grief over new fee rules

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013
... final guidance on fee disclosure. Today the corporate watchdog handed down guidelines that tell Australian financial services licensees how to follow new fee disclosure rules that are part of the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms. Brought in ...

SPAA joins UN group

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013
The SMSF Professionals Association of Australia has become the first Australian financial services group to join a United Nations independent financial advice convention. Yesterday the SMSF Professionals Association of Australia (SPAA) said it had joined ...

Advisers must ask clients about SRI investing: Australian Ethical

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013
... simply asking clients whether they want to invest in a responsible way has the potential to turn the Australian financial services and corporate market on its head, focusing attention immediately on ethical and responsible governance. "There is a growing ...

Sex discrimination rife: eFinancialCareers

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2013
... it conducted on gender diversity, eFinancialCareers said gender discrimination is "rife" in the Australian financial services sector, with 64% of respondents saying that it takes place. However, "perception of gender discrimination in the workplace varies ...