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Funds management

ASIC has suspended the Australian financial services licence of a Melbourne fund management firm. ...

Financial planning

ASIC has banned a financial services director for 10 years and cancelled the AFSL of his company for his “cavalier attitude” to financial services laws, including inappro...

Financial planning

An appeal by convicted fraudster Dr Roger Munro has been dismissed by the Queensland Court of Appeal....

Funds management

ASIC has reassured investors that Australian equity markets operate with a “high level of integrity” following its latest market cleanliness report....

Financial planning

There is less than a week to go before ASIC commences a compliance program on 1 August to ensure licensees have correct FAR records, and enforcement action is possible if...

Financial planning

A NSW-based adviser has been banned from providing financial services for five years for inappropriate advice and the AFSL of his business has been cancelled by ASIC....

Financial planning

The FAAA’s Phil Anderson has written an open letter calling for a public inquiry to uncover why the case of Dixon Advisory has been so closely guarded given the high volu...

Funds management

Four individuals face a $1 million fine after being charged with alleged market manipulation regarding a “pump and dump” scheme....

Financial planning

Proactive compliance risk management has become both a “regulatory necessity” and a “cornerstone of ethical excellence” for financial advice licensees, this compliance pr...

Financial planning

ASIC has secured travel restraint orders against a financial adviser while he is the subject of an investigation into alleged financial misconduct....

Financial planning

A former Queensland-based financial adviser has been permanently banned by ASIC from providing financial services....

Financial planning

The decision to convict an NSW individual this week for unlicensed financial advice hinged on the use of disclaimers in a PowerPoint presentation....

Financial planning

A NSW individual has been convicted in Sydney’s District Court for providing unlicensed financial advice to individuals....

Financial planning

ASIC has updated some of its documentation in line with the DBFO Act receiving royal assent, with licensees reminded to stay on top of the changes....

Financial planning

Details have been shared regarding the failures in an adviser’s non-compliant statements of advice which led to a three-year ban as well as how improvements in his behavi...

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