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A senior financial services barrister has revealed that the Australian Securities and Investments Commission was reluctant to pursue prosecutions because of the embarrass...

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The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority believes the Royal Commission placed responsibility for misconduct on the major financial institutions and those who ran th...

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The banks would be compelled out of the wealth management industry and AMP would have to break up its operations under policy proposals flagged by the Australian Greens i...

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Two former Macquarie advisers have seen their banning periods by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission reduced, following an appeal to the Administrative A...

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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has confirmed hundreds of firms operating in the Australian financial services industry are affected by the United Ki...

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It is confirmed. Andrew Thorburn and Ken Henry have stood down as chief executive and chairman of National Australia Bank (NAB)....

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Australian Corporate Bond Company has been fined $25,200 for misleading promotional statements on its website. ...

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The officers of two companies involved in land banking schemes, one of them a chartered accountant, have received long disqualifications as part of a Federal Court judgem...

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Industry superannuation funds have welcomed the Royal Commission’s final report, but financial planning groups are concerned about the outcome for their members....

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The corporate regulators and twin peaks of financial services, ASIC and APRA, have been advised to co-regulate and sharpen their teeth. ...

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The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has been advised to conduct supervision of remuneration systems and review its current standards and guidance on the matter...

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Commonwealth Financial Planning failed to meet its obligations to ASIC under a Court enforceable undertaking, and must now stop charging fees for ongoing services. ...

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