AFSL Market Insights
Australian financial advice industry statistics. Data sourced from ASIC registers, updated monthly. Figures cover AFS Licensees with at least one financial adviser listed on the ASIC Financial Advisers Register.Latest snapshot: June 2026
Active AFS Licensees
1,855
MDA Providers
292
Authorised for managed discretionary accounts
Advisers per Licensee
7.9
Average across all active licensees
New Licences This Year
34
Granted in 2026
Financial Advisers
14,716
Licensees by Number of Advisers
How many AFS Licensees fall into each band, by financial advisers authorised under the licence
New AFS Licences Granted
New AFSL licences approved per calendar year
Source: ASIC AFS Licensee Register & Financial Adviser Register. Updated automatically regularly.