ASIC

Superannuation

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has revealed it is focusing on super funds which provide employers with inducements such as free tickets to sporting ...

Financial planning

ASIC has banned Victorian financial adviser, Julie Hamilton from providing financial services for three years....

Financial planning

ASIC has published a report with its approach and assessment of licence applications and professional registrations for the period July, 2016 to June, 2017....

Superannuation

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has confirmed that a number of industry funds have developed offerings that make them look a lot like platforms....

People & Products

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has brought in an expert from Hong Kong to review the regime attaching to RG97....

Financial planning

ASIC has banned South Australian financial adviser Ramana Rao from providing financial services for three years....

Life/Risk

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has raised the possibility that some of the direct sales models being used by life insurance companies could breach t...

Financial planning

A Government-backed Australian Securities and Investments Commission consultation paper has revealed the degree to which planners and planning firms will pay more for lic...

Accounting

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has released online guidance and information sheets intended to help limited Australian financial services licensees ...

Superannuation

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission obtained interim injunctions from the Federal Court against Superfunded and its sole director and shareholder....

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has cancelled Financial Stewards’ AFSL, following the company’s failure to cooperate with surveillance by the regulat...

Financial planning

Carwardine Financial Services has engaged an independent consultant to overhaul its compliance processes....

Financial planning

ASIC has appointed a provisional liquidator to five companies within the Benchmark Private Wealth Group on orders from the Supreme Court of Queensland....

Policy & Regulation

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission wants to see the Bank Executive Accountability Regime extended to insurance companies and then an extension of its co...

Funds management

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group and National Australia Bank have both entered enforceable undertakings with ASIC, following a Federal Court declaration against th...

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Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

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The RBA has handed down its much-anticipated rate decision, following widespread expectations of a close call....

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The FSCP has issued a written direction to an adviser who charged clients “extraordinary fees” for inappropriate and conflicted advice, as well as encouraged them to swit...

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ASIC has confirmed the industry funding levy for the 2024–25 financial year, and how much licensees can expect to pay....

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