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Former tax agent Rudy Frugtniet has failed in his six year battle against the Tax Practitioners Board to overturn the termination of his registration....

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In a bid to lift regulatory burden on super funds the two regulators are looking to share data for areas of common interest....

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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has granted planning licensees a three-year exemption from the requirements to have planners sign up to a code-monito...

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Mortgage brokers themselves rather than credit licensees should be made to honour a best interest duty to clients, according to the Financial Planning Association....

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Banks and financial services firms have been revealed as having major consumer trust issues with new Roy Morgan research revealing that only Bendigo and Adelaide Bank and...

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The guide will encourage super funds, fund managers, and other investors to strengthen their own reporting under the new Modern Slavery Act 2018 law....

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GPS Wealth adviser, Mark Alexander Rothnie has been banned by ASIC for failing to act in the best interests of his clients and failing to provide appropriate advice....

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ASIC has banned former Apogee and ANZ financial adviser Adrian Khaw who advised clients to use an SMSF and use LRBAs to purchase a property....

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Only two industry superannuation funds have been served with Australian Securities and Investments Commission infringements since the start of 2013 and the combined amoun...

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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has avoided declaring a targeted success rate for its ‘if not, why not’ approach to litigation and has foreshadowed t...

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Two self-managed superannuation fund auditors have been disqualified by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission following referrals from the Australian Taxat...

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The Australian Business Growth Fund will allow small to medium-sized enterprises improved access to financial capital....

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