ASIC

Policy & Regulation

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has nominated life/risk churn as an area still high on its agenda and deserving of new expenditure....

Superannuation

If industry funds are donating or otherwise transmitting money to trade unions, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission says it won’t necessarily know....

Financial planning

Apple and Google have removed binary option mobile apps from their app stores after a review from ASIC that found over 330 apps appeared to be unlicensed....

Financial planning

ASIC has accepted an EU offered by Financial Index Australia after surveillance found various concerns in policies and procedures in its financial advice business....

Life/Risk

A land banking scheme in Geelong with a cancelled Australian Financial Services License has been closed by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission....

Financial planning

ASIC’s Greg Medcraft has used a speech to emphasise the need for all Australians approaching retirement to seek financial advice to navigate the complexities....

Editorial

The Federal Opposition will be on the right track in pursuing a review of the financial services regulatory settings, but only if it aims to identify the failings while f...

Financial planning

Financial Choice, run by ASIC chair, Greg Medcraft’s cousin, Russell Medcraft, has been fined over $21,000 for misleading representations....

Policy & Regulation

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has revealed the big insider trading fish it failed to catch for wont of an ability to phone tap the culprits....

Financial planning

ASIC has banned a former Magnitude Group adviser from providing financial services for three years after he breached best interests duty....

Accounting

Accountants remain confused about various elements of the new limited licensing regime, including compliance obligations, and statements of advice....

Financial planning

Professional advice is crucial to helping struggling companies find their way to recovery according to both the Australian Securities and Investments Commission and the L...

Editorial

The Financial Planning Association has clearly defined the difference between planners and accountants and why one size does not fit all with respect to remuneration, Mik...

Financial planning

The financial advice sector will be slapped with a fixed levy of $1,500 under ASIC’s cost recovery framework, while super trustees will face a 'graduate component' based ...

Financial planning

ASIC has cancelled the Australian financial services licence of Sydney-based company, Grey Oak Services....

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