ASIC

Financial planning

ASIC permanently bans South Australian adviser

A South Australian financial adviser has been banned by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission on the basis that he is not of good fame or character....

Financial planning

ASIC issues first crowd-funding licenses

The Government has welcomed ASIC’s decision to issue the first batch of licences enabling intermediaries to help small firms to raise funds through crowdfunding....

Policy & Regulation

Adviser permanently banned by ASIC

An adviser who directed client fees to his own account has been permanently banned by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission....

Policy & Regulation

Govt sets terms of ASIC product intervention powers

The Federal Government has released the exposure draft legislation granting the Australian Securities and Investments Commission product intervention powers and the abil...

Financial planning

Former MyPlanner adviser enters EU

An Australian Securities and Investments Commission surveillance has resulted in a former MyPlanner adviser entering into an EU excluding him from the industry for two ye...

Property

NAB refunds $1.7m for overcharging interest

NAB has refunded $1.7 million to 966 home loan customers after it failed to properly set up mortgage offset accounts....

Financial planning

MG RE fined $650,000

MG responsible entity has been fined $650,000 by the Federal Court for breaching continuous disclosure laws....

Policy & Regulation

ASIC should refund licensees in some circumstances

The Federal Treasury has been told that any industry funding model for ASIC should entail a requirement for the regulator to refund money to licensees....

Accounting

ASIC announces financial reports findings

ASIC has today announced the results from its review of the 30 June 2017 financial reports of 220 listed and other public interest entities....

Financial planning

Major banks pay back customers $215.9m

Major banks paid or offered customers $215.9 million of an estimated $219.5 million in refunds and interests for failing to provide advice....

Life/Risk

ASIC convinces parliamentarians on life/risk advice

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission appears to have been successful in persuading a key Parliamentary Committee of its view on life/risk advice and lapse...

Tech

ASIC regulatory sandbox retains fintech exemptions

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has released a review of its regulatory sandbox, which plans to retain waivers for licencing for fintech businesses....

Financial planning

When planners get double the punishment of unlicensed operators

The Financial Planning Association has harshly criticised proposals to increase compliance penalties against financial planners to double those imposed against people fou...

Policy & Regulation

ASIC confirms insurer super rebates

ASIC has confirmed around 20 per cent of superannuation fund receive ‘rebates’ from insurers with a similar number accepting corporate hospitality....

Policy & Regulation

When ‘churn’ turns to lapses and the quality of advice

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has confirmed to a Parliamentary Committee it is no longer talking about churn but, rather, lapses and the appropriat...