Despite ASIC’s action on Shield and First Guardian, lead generation services are still in operation and two separate ...

Enhanced research is vital for protecting investors and advisers, but limiting the sector to researchers that are both raters ...

With just a month left before the education standard deadline, Parliament has passed a bill amending an error in the law that would’ve seen advisers who were relying on top-up courses to meet the ...

Financial advisers and their clients are increasingly demanding customised, bespoke investment solutions as scrutiny of the role of researchers and assets consultants ramps up in the wake of the ...

The regulator has revealed it is investigating other models similar to the Shield and First Guardian master funds. ASIC Commissioner Alan Kirkland told the Professional Planner Researcher Forum that ...

Morningstar will take note of how private credit funds are marketed and distributed as part of its rating methodology into the controversial sector. Morningstar director of manager research ratings ...

Former JBWere chief executive Maria Lykouras has been appointed as the successor to Judith Fox to lead the Stockbrokers and Investment Advisers Association. Lykouras will commence from 1 December.

One of the directors of the First Guardian Master Fund is at risk of losing his legal representation due to his inability to pay legal fees, and is seeking to sell assets, the Federal Court has heard.

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For business owners, having a succession plan – a plan B to cover the worst-case scenario – is essential for continuity. Templeton Advice Group was unfortunately struck with a poor run of luck that ...

Shadow Minister for Financial Services Pat Conaghan has called out ASIC for failing in its enforcement role on Shield and First Guardian, and has endorsed Senator Andrew Bragg’s call to split the ...

Australia isn’t the only country suffering from a financial adviser shortage, with both the UK and the US reporting low numbers of advisers and a growing demand for advice. All three countries have ...