AFS licensees are responsible for notifying ASIC by 1 February whether their financial advisers can provide tax (financial) advice services.
January 10, 2023The merger would create a single association that would speak for the financial advice profession in a "unified voice" and add clarity and power to the positions it takes.
September 6, 2022New research from WEF, BNY Mellon and Accenture finds 29% of investors do not understand crypto, but nearly 40% said the same of stocks and bonds.
August 15, 2022The regulations prescribe when ASIC must refer disciplinary matters to the single disciplinary body and which sanctions must be included on the Financial Advisers Register.
October 7, 2021Under New Zealand's new financial advice regime, many individuals and entities have not previously been subject to compliance obligations for cybersecurity.
July 30, 2021The new fundraising criteria for SMEs and startups proposed by the stock exchange are expected to become effective this year.
May 28, 2021The sentence follows a conviction in August of 38 charges relating to a multi-million dollar fraud, set up to fund a lavish lifestyle and targeting vulnerable individuals.
October 31, 2019A New Zealand court has reportedly convicted an unauthorised financial adviser of 38 charges relating to a long-running fraud which funded a lavish lifestyle of private jets and jewellery.
August 20, 2019CFA Institute survey finds as little as 31% of investors in Australia and 35% in Hong Kong trust the financial services industry.
April 27, 2018