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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....
Financial planning
Former CEO of Wickham Securities has been sentenced to five years’ imprisonment in respect of 11 fraud offences....
Financial planning
The operational standards in ASIC’s RG255 on robo-advice appear to be quite low, FinaMetrica believes....
Financial planning
ASIC has released a regulatory guidance for digital advice providers which requires them to monitor and test their own algorithms on a regular basis to ensure advice is a...
Financial planning
The Federal Court has ruled Storm Financial directors breached their duties under the Corporations Act and provided inappropriate advice to investors without accounting f...
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