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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...

Financial planning

While ASIC’s estimated FY24 levy only saw a slight $60 rise per adviser compared to the previous year, FAAA’s Sarah Abood believes it is still too high for a shrinking in...

Financial planning

ASIC has permanently banned a former Western Australia-based financial adviser after he falsified his adviser exam certificate....

Financial planning

ASIC has confirmed the estimated industry funding levy for the 2023–24 financial year and how much licensees can expect to pay....

Financial planning

A second financial adviser has seen their ASIC ban varied this week following a successful appeal to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. ...

Financial planning

With the 2023–24 financial year behind us, Money Management takes a look back on the financial advice licensees that were hit with enforcement action by ASIC in the past ...

Financial planning

With the financial advisers register no longer distinguishing those who have used the experienced pathway to provide advice, how will this affect consumers and employers?...

Financial planning

The final ASIC inquiry report has found more than 26,000 reportable situations reports made by licensees during 2022–23 were assessed as requiring no action, while public...

Financial planning

ASIC has released the exam results for its June sitting of the financial adviser exam....

Financial planning

Senator Andrew Bragg has released the final report of the ASIC inquiry, making 11 recommendations as to how the corporate regulator can be improved....

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