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Compliance firm Cowell Clarke has shared information on how licensees should investigate a possible reportable situation at their firm and when to tell the regulator....
Funds management
ASIC has suspended the Australian financial services licence of a Melbourne fund management firm. ...
Financial planning
ASIC has banned a financial services director for 10 years and cancelled the AFSL of his company for his “cavalier attitude” to financial services laws, including inappro...
Financial planning
An appeal by convicted fraudster Dr Roger Munro has been dismissed by the Queensland Court of Appeal....
Funds management
ASIC has reassured investors that Australian equity markets operate with a “high level of integrity” following its latest market cleanliness report....
Financial planning
There is less than a week to go before ASIC commences a compliance program on 1 August to ensure licensees have correct FAR records, and enforcement action is possible if...
Financial planning
A NSW-based adviser has been banned from providing financial services for five years for inappropriate advice and the AFSL of his business has been cancelled by ASIC....
Financial planning
The FAAA’s Phil Anderson has written an open letter calling for a public inquiry to uncover why the case of Dixon Advisory has been so closely guarded given the high volu...
Funds management
Four individuals face a $1 million fine after being charged with alleged market manipulation regarding a “pump and dump” scheme....
Financial planning
Proactive compliance risk management has become both a “regulatory necessity” and a “cornerstone of ethical excellence” for financial advice licensees, this compliance pr...
Financial planning
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....
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