ASIC

Financial planning

The decision to permanently ban adviser, Shiv Sahay, has been upheld by the AAT as his conduct involved deliberate and repeated action to provide false information....

Funds management

The corporate regulator has found a lack of separation between research and corporate advisory activties during IPO processes, and warned firms may be breaching financial...

Editorial

The Government has commissioned a timely review of the external dispute resolution schemes covering financial services, but it should focus more on equity and effectivene...

Policy & Regulation

ASIC’s latest enforcement report had revealed the degree to which its Wealth Management Project identified issues within CommBank, NAB and Macquarie Bank....

Accounting

ASIC commissioner, Greg Tanzer, has warned unlicensed accountants continuing to give SMSF advice are no better than property spruikers....

Funds management

ASIC has warned the Australian public could detrimentally suffer if they engaged with binary option provider, Titantade....

Financial planning

ASIC has cancelled PMIIG’s AFSL after it was found incompetent in providing financial services covered by its licence. ...

Funds management

ASIC has appointed Shaw and Partners deputy chief officer, Simon Gray, as its new chairman of the Markets Disciplinary Panel....

Financial planning

ASIC has banned a NSW property spruiker from providing financial services for four years for unlawfully advising clients to invest in property through their SMSFs without...

Financial planning

The corporate regulator has banned a former ANZ financial planner for 18 months for misleading conduct as part of its Wealth Management Project....

Financial planning

ASIC has permanently banned Mark Steven Grevsmuhl from providing financial services due to serious fraud convictions....

Financial planning

The corporate regulator has banned a former client adviser and authorised representative of Morgans Financial for breaching financial services laws....

Financial planning

ASIC has cancelled the Australian financial services licence of a Sydney-based firm, Edwards Benefits for breaching key obligations....

Financial planning

Financial planning education providers would have to register with and meet the independent education body’s requirements to set out their curriculum as it looks to bring...

Policy & Regulation

ASIC said it wants responsible entities to have minimum risk management practices and procedures in place, that are of an international standard. ...

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

5 months 3 weeks ago

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

6 months ago

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

8 months ago

The RBA has handed down its much-anticipated rate decision, following widespread expectations of a close call....

3 weeks 3 days ago

ASIC has confirmed the industry funding levy for the 2024–25 financial year, and how much licensees can expect to pay....

4 weeks 1 day ago

Despite the financial adviser exam being rooted in ethics, two professional year advisers believe the lack of support and transparency from the regulator around the exam ...

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