ASIC

Policy & Regulation

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has urged a Senate Committee to give it powers to deal with licensees and planners beyond those contained in the FOFA...

Policy & Regulation

ASIC’s licence exemption for fintechs to test products without a licence would not make a ‘material difference’ to everybody across the industry....

Financial planning

The AAT has reinforced ASIC’s banning of former Morgans Financial Limited client adviser, Ryan Batros from providing financial services for five years....

Financial planning

The AFA has voiced concerns ASIC’s industry funding model would pass costs aimed to remediate poor advisers on to all advisers....

Financial planning

The ASIC industry funding model bill failed to differentiate between miscreants and those advisers who did the right thing and provided no discounts for the latter....

Life/Risk

An additional layer of assistance to help consumers make a claim would add more confusion and would be seen as a way to discourage consumers from making a claim, a panel ...

Life/Risk

ASIC would review issues in the life insurance industry with a culture lens, ASIC told an FSC conference panel....

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has looked to deepen its consultative relationship with financial advisers....

Funds management

ASIC has released guidance on risk management systems of responsible entities aimed at reduction of the potential losses for investors....

Financial planning

The corporate watchdog has cancelled the AFSLs of Capstone Capital and Rebate Financial Services....

Editorial

The recent Australian Securities and Investments Commission report on how large financial institutions oversee their advisers has served as a sobering reminder of the cha...

Editorial

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission review of Mortgage Broker Remuneration is reminiscent of the findings which gave rise to the Future of Financial Advi...

Features

Advisers might be keeping pace with technology, but are they on top of the regulation that goes with it? Hope William-Smith finds out....

Life/Risk

ASIC has once again called for the exemption removal of insurance claims handling from the Corporations Law after CommInsure was cleared of any wrongdoing as per the law....

Financial planning

ASIC has accepted an enforceable undertaking from former Macquarie Equities adviser, Anthony Wilson after finding he failed to comply with financial services law....

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