ASIC

Policy & Regulation

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has been playing catch-up on robo-advice and has set the regulatory bar too low, according to Adviser Intelligence's ...

Superannuation

Property developer, LT Management, has been slapped with a $10,800 infringement notice for false representations that establishing an SMSF would be free. ...

Financial planning

ASIC has banned former BTFG financial adviser, Michael Mahoney, from providing financial services for four years for misleading and deceptive conduct when providing insur...

Financial planning

ASIC has discontinued proceedings against two out of five of the former directors of the collapsed Gold Coast-based fund manager, LM Investment Management....

Financial planning

ASIC has permanently banned a former Queensland AMP Financial Planner representative from providing financial services for providing inappropriate advice and borrowing cl...

Financial planning

ASIC has suspended the Australian financial services licence (AFSL) for Melbourne-based firm, Allegianz, for failure to lodge financial statements and auditor reports....

Financial planning

ASIC’s guidance of digital advice should apply to all financial advisers because of the way financial advice businesses are structured, lawyers believe....

Financial planning

A former Allianz financial adviser has been sentenced to five years' imprisonment, while ASIC has permanently banned her after she was caught allegedly stealing clients’ ...

Financial planning

ASIC has permanently banned a former AMP financial planner after he was found to have prioritised his own interests over that of his clients....

Financial planning

A Victorian man has been imprisoned for illegally obtaining funds to develop property and for conducting a financial services business without a licence....

Financial planning

ASIC has accepted an enforceable undertaking (EU) from a Perth financial services firm after concerns about its risk management and compliance framework....

Life/Risk

ASIC has put insurers on notice to address serious failures in the sale of add-on insurance through car dealers....

Financial planning

ASIC cancelled The Sharemarket College’s AFS licence and banned its responsible managers from providing financial services for making misleading claims....

Superannuation

ASIC has simplified the registration process for prospective SMSF auditors, to reduce red tape and save time for applicants....

Financial planning

ANZ Bank will refund $28.8 million in fees to more than 390,000 customers for failing to disclose when periodical payments would apply....

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

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