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Clearing houses need to be licensed: ASIC

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2006
... differences, the regulator has firmly decided that both are financial products and operators need an Australian Financial Service License (AFSL). Mark Adams, ASIC's director of regulatory policy and research, said, "ASIC considers that superannuation ...

It's time to work together: MDRT

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2006
At nearly 80 years of age, the Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT) is still leading the charge for international best practice in financial advice and, excited by what it sees in Australia, it is urging advisers and associations to work together to continue ...

AFM gets expanded AFSL

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2006
Distribution, sales, marketing and compliance adviser Australian Funds Marketing (AFM) has been granted an expanded Australian Financial Services License to operate registered managed investment schemes. "This makes AFM a one-stop shop for responsible ...

Financial mentor to be wound up

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2006
A Brisbane financial mentoring operation will be wound up after The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) obtained court orders to proceed with liquidation. The Supreme Court of Queensland also ruled that director Andrew Carr had carried ...

SMAs step up to platforms

Australian Financial Services (AFS) Group is the latest to join a growing number of dealer groups who are pioneering the use of separately managed accounts (SMAs), touted the biggest thing since platforms. AFS joins Tolhurst Noall and Lonsdale Financial ...

XPLAN scores again

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 17 JUL 2006
In yet another step in the expansion of the XPLAN footprint, Australian Investment and Financial Planners (AI&FP) has announced it will be rolling out XPLAN to its entire group over the next three months. In announcing the partnership, AI&FP managing ...

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 ...

Financial Wisdom grows and goes its own way

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2006
Dealer group Financial Wisdom continues to develop its progressive services and strategies while at the same time expanding its network, announcing it now has 410 advisers under its umbrella. General manager of Financial Wisdom, Paul Barrett, said the ...

Two directors cop ASIC bans

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2006
Two directors have been banned from providing any financial services for three years following an investigation by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). Brian Forshaw and Guiscardo Bottari, both operating out of Melbourne, have ...

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 ...