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Financial planning

The corporate regulator has permanently banned a Queensland-based adviser from providing any financial services. ...

Funds management

A third individual, David Sipina, charged in relation to Courtenay House group of companies, has pled guilty to two criminal charges regarding his involvement in a $180 m...

Financial planning

Five years after the firm went into liquidation, ASIC has cancelled the Australian financial services licence of troubled investment firm Endeavour....

Funds management

Over three-quarters of consumers say they would be more likely to invest in products that were verified by an independent source as being responsible, with greenwashing f...

Policy & Regulation

ASIC now has a 1:1 ratio when it comes to court success in the enforcement of crypto activities and more action is expected as Treasury seeks to introduce a regulatory fr...

Financial planning

ASIC has issued its first update since the completion of the internal dispute resolution reporting deadline, sharing the percentage of first-time reports that were submit...

Financial planning

ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of Sydney-based wealth manager, the third Sydney firm to face this action since the start of the year. ...

Financial planning

There have been 16 outcomes issued by the Financial Services and Credit Panel since its launch in 2023, which issues or breaches are frequently occurring?...

Funds management

The regulator has lost a case against Finder regarding crypto products in the Federal Court, with the comparison site stating that “innovation always moves faster than re...

Financial planning

The fact there has already been two enforceable undertakings this year, including one from a former adviser, compared to just five in 2023 indicates ASIC is returning to ...

Financial planning

ASIC is seeking to hear the views of users in order to improve the design of its digital services and will be conducting interviews this month. ...

Financial planning

The Financial Services and Credit Panel has made its latest decision on a case regarding Statements of Advice and rolling over superannuation funds....

Financial planning

The Federal Court has ruled financial advice licensee RM Capital failed to take reasonable steps to prevent its authorised representative from accepting conflicted remune...

Financial planning

All eyes are now on ASIC as licensees await how the regulator will use the internal dispute resolution regime data submitted as the deadline is reached....

Financial planning

ASIC has successfully obtained orders to bankrupt finfluencer Tyson Scholz for his failure to pay Federal Court costs of more than $450,000....

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

4 months 2 weeks ago

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

4 months 2 weeks ago

Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

6 months 2 weeks ago

Commonwealth Bank has formally dropped to zero advisers following LGT Crestone’s acquisition of its advice arm – some six years on from the Hayne royal commission. ...

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ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of an advice firm associated with Shield and First Guardian collapses, and permanently banned its responsible manager. ...

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ASIC has banned a former NSW adviser from providing advice for 10 years for investing at least $14.8 million into a cryptocurrency-based scam. ...

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