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Financial Planning

ASIC levy to slug advisers $48.4m

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2024
ASIC's regulation activity for the 2024 financial year is expected to slug financial advisers $48.39 million collectively as the annual levy does not appear to be reducing.

Advisers encouraged to embrace AI

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2024
A new report from Investment Trends found 37% of financial advisers have already integrated artificial intelligence into their practices.

AWAG invests in advice firm, adds to network

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2024
The Australian Wealth Advisors Group (AWAG) has taken a stake in Melican Financial Planning and added Murdoch Private Wealth to its licence.

AAT slashes adviser ban

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2024
A financial adviser banned from practising for two years for failing to keep appropriate records had the term slashed in half by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT).

Adviser exam yields 70% pass rate

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2024
The latest financial adviser exam results show that 70% passed the June sitting.

First advice reform bill passes parliament

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2024
The first tranche of the Delivering Better Financial Outcomes (DBFO) legislation passed both the upper and lower houses yesterday.

Sequoia professional services lead exits, restructures business

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2024
Sequoia Financial Group's head of professional services, who worked with a group that attempted to overthrow the current leadership, has left the firm as part of an executive and structural shake-up.

AAT mitigates adviser's permanent ban

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2024
The permanent banning of financial adviser Todd Karamian, who faked his exam result, has been slashed to seven years upon appeal.

ASIC calls out sloppy adviser data

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2024
ASIC is reprimanding AFS licensees (AFSL) for submitting inaccurate information about their financial advisers and will ramp up its enforcement from August.

New recruits top advice industry priority: FAAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2024
The industry is urgently prioritising the recruitment of new advisers as those who remain bear the brunt of paying heftier levies that aggravate the costs of running a business and puts financial advice further out of reach for Australians.