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ASIC has identified serious non-compliance issues and significant failures in the retail OTC derivatives industry....
Financial planning
The AAT has reduced the banning term imposed by ASIC for a former Sydney-based financial adviser of Lionsgate Financial Group, Atish Prasad....
Editorial
Mike Taylor writes that ASIC’s proposal for a regulatory sandbox may prove to be a decisive element in the growth of Australian fintechs....
Features
A double dissolution election has left many financial planning policies in limbo, and advisers are demanding certainty on at least three key issues, Malavika Santhebennur...
Financial planning
Plaintive law firm, Slater and Gordon, has moved to leverage ASIC’s ‘best interests’ legal action against NSG Financial Services, seeking unhappy clients who want to purs...
Funds management
Australian and Singaporean regulators have signed a co-operation agreement to support innovative business and fintech companies as they foray into the respective markets....
Financial planning
Fintech start-ups can rely on third parties for sign off to meet their competence obligation but it isn’t clear whether they are liable if the start-up fails, a lawyer sa...
Funds management
ASIC has confirmed that Australians have a particularly high level of share ownership, both directly and through super....
Life/Risk
Petplan Australasia Pty Ltd is updating its Petplan advertising after customers were exposed to misleading insurance information....
Funds management
ASIC warns Australian investors to avoid dealing with a number of companies offering binary option trading services which are not authorised to operate under the local la...
Policy & Regulation
ASIC has initiated its first ever action relating to alleged breaches of the FOFA best interests duty....
Financial planning
ASIC’s Wealth Management Project and an ANZ breach report has resulted in an adviser suffering a one year ban....
Policy & Regulation
ASIC has formally canvassed the use of a “regulatory sandbox” approach which would allow fintech companies to test products for six months without an AFSL....
Funds management
ASIC is taking legal action against NAB for market manipulation, in relation to its involvement in setting the bank bill swap reference rate between 2010 and 2012....
Accounting
Accountants have been warned they are entering criminal territory if they provide unlicensed advice after 30 June....
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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...
Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...