ASIC

Outsider

Outsider happens to know that the Australian Securities and Investments Commission has a very serious social media strategy, but he really does wonder whether any of the ...

Policy & Regulation

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has clarified the circumstances in which it is likely to litigate financial services breaches....

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has banned a Sydney man, formerly an adviser at Kaz Capital, from providing financial services for six years....

Policy & Regulation

Financial firms which receive adverse comments on social media such as Twitter will be required to recognise them as legitimate complaints under the Australian Securities...

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has revoked the authorisations of 58 authorised representatives who it found had been inappropriately dual-authorised...

Funds management

ASIC has obtained declarations against three Goldsky entities that have breached the Corporations Act by operating a financial services business without an Australian Fin...

Policy & Regulation

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has broken new ground by imposing a penalty on HostPlus based on the commercial links and consequent service agreemen...

Policy & Regulation

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has written to the chief executives of several major financial institutions, encouraging them to transition away from...

Life/Risk

ASIC will likely require some insurance code of practice provisions are strengthened before it approves the code, and these requirements may extend to other industry bodi...

Financial planning

Former financial adviser, Trevor William Martin, has pleaded guilty to dishonestly obtaining client funds....

Financial planning

Research and ratings house, Lonsec has made a strategic offer to advice licensees to take control of their managed account portfolios....

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has suspended the licence of Sydney-based Australasia Wealth Services Management (ASWM) for failing to meet re...

Policy & Regulation

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is undergoing a data matching service to ensure an estimated one million people investing in cryptocurrency are paying the right amou...

Financial planning

The two joint chief executive officers of a managed investment scheme operator, Australian Mutual Holdings Limited, have been banned for providing financial services for ...

Policy & Regulation

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission will appoint a receiver to former OTC derivatives issuer Berndale Capital Securities, following a successful applicat...

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