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Timeshare company Ultiqa Lifestyle Promotions has been ordered by the Federal Court to pay $900,000 following a ruling its advisers failed to act in consumers’ best inter...

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Chairs of Australia’s financial regulators have told the House of Representatives economics committee of their focuses for the year ahead including cryptocurrency and gre...

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ASIC has banned a Sydney director for three years after he tried to approach determinations by the Australian Financial Complaints Authority, including for inappropriate ...

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The Australian Law Reform Commission has published its second interim report on changes to financial services legislation including a proposed legislative model. ...

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The corporate regulator has made an interim stop order on a fund investing in shopping centres because of a non-compliant target market determination....

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Regulatory action against Colonial First State and Commonwealth Bank alleging breaches of conflicted remuneration laws have been dismissed by the Federal Court....

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Dixon Advisory and Superannuation Services has been penalised $7.2 million by the Federal Court....

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Governor Phil Lowe has admitted that the Reserve Bank of Australia made mistakes in its expectations that interest rates would be lower for longer....

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Some 18 funds with $1.4 billion in assets under management have voluntarily amended their marketing materials after a surveillance operation by the regulator....

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Organisations have welcomed the introduction of legislation for the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort but raised questions why managed investment schemes were excluded....

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The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has lifted interest rates by 0.5 percentage points, taking the cash rate target up to 2.35%....

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The Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) has extended its ban on brokers offering binary options to retail traders until October 2031....

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ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of an advice firm associated with Shield and First Guardian collapses, and permanently banned its responsible manager. ...

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