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LUCRF ramps up advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2013
... and ask specific questions about their financial situation. LUCRF Super has had an Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL) that allows it to give personal advice to members since May 2010 and its team of advisers was boosted from four to 20 in the ...

ASIC suspends licence of LM Investment

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has suspended the Australian financial services licence (AFSL) of LM Investment Management Limited for two years following the company's voluntary administration. The AFSL suspension allows ...

Securities dealer scales back after ASIC review

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2013
... Investments Commissions (ASIC) found it had failed to comply with conditions of its Australian Financial Services licence (AFSL). The Queensland-based dealer promoted a range of investment education and financial markets trading and modelling tools to ...

Islamic finance forum to discuss Shariah growth opps

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2013
... April. Amanie Advisors Australia has recently become one of the first specialist Shariah advisory bodies to be granted an AFSL licence this country. Far from being a niche segment of the market, Islamic investment principles are fast becoming increasing ...

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 ...

New regime for accountants: Shorten

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2013
... 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 exemption. ...

Jury out on AFSL uptake by accountants

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2012
... accountants' exemption on self managed super fund advice, and introducing a "streamlined" Australian Financial Services License (AFSL) option for them from 1 July next year. Accountants who are providing straight-forward services such as tax compliance ...

Financial advisers recognised for social media strategy

STAFF JOURNALIST  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012
... something I had been dreaming of doing since 2007. This dream has come to fruition this year when myonlineadvisers was granted an AFSL." Both Prize winners receive $1,000 in cash prize each and will be featured in future editions of FS Advice magazine. ...

Paragem signs ex-Securitor practice

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2012
Independent Australian Financial Services License (AFSL) provider Paragem has signed Ford + Scott Financial Planning Pty Ltd, after the Tasmanian-based business resigned from Westpac's Securitor AFSL. "We've enjoyed a long and successful relationship ...

Former Count CEO joins Chase

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2012
... cases, there will also be increasing integration between accounting and planning practices. Continued strong consolidation of AFSL licensees, driven largely by regulatory reform and strong consolidation in both the funds management sector and superannuation ...