ASIC

Accounting

ASIC is taking action against accountants who misuse ‘sophisticated investor’ certificates by failing to offer adequate or any disclosure....

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has ordered NAB to make a corrective disclosure to advice clients across its various licensees....

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has admitted the FOFA changes fell short of addressing many of the issues driven by vertical integration....

Superannuation

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has issued another critical assessment of superannuation funds and their failures, prompting seven funds to exit the ...

Superannuation

Superannuation fund trustees and executives have been warned they are falling short on disclosure, claims handling and other issues following an Australian Securities an...

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has signalled its interest in whether the Life Insurance Framework changes will drive growth in level premiums....

Financial planning

Disappointing results from ASIC’s inspection of audits by audit firms have led the corporate regulator to urge audit firms to find new and revised strategies to improve a...

Editorial

Mike Taylor writes that the Australian Securities and Investments Commission was fundamental to the changes being wrought on the financial services external dispute resol...

Policy & Regulation

Want an AFSL? Better be ‘fit and proper’. A Government taskforce is proposing tough new powers which would enable ASIC to refuse licensing to those it deems not to be ‘fi...

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has confirmed that insurance companies know which advisers are “churners” but have not always notified the regulator....

Superannuation

A Victorian SMSF auditor has been disqualified by ASIC after he audited a fund of which he was a member....

Financial planning

Australian Securities and Investments Commission chairman, Greg Medcraft has defended helping launch CPA Advice claiming getting accountants into the advice industry is a...

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has clarified the rules around which advisers can call themselves independently-owned and has provided a facilitative...

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has pointed to an upward trend as 103 advisers were banned over the past three years....

Financial planning

ASIC has permanently banned a former AMP Financial Planning adviser from providing financial services for failing to comply with the best interests duty....

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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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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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The Federal Court has made interim travel restraint orders against two Falcon Capital directors, while also freezing one director’s assets....

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