ASIC

Funds management

ASIC vows to continue scrutiny of margin lending after finding issues around double-geared margin loans....

Policy & Regulation

Westpac will pay $1 million to support financial counselling and literacy initiatives, for failing to comply with its responsible lending practices....

Superannuation

The Australian Tennis Open has emerged as a major venue for the industry funds compare the pair advertising campaign....

Accounting

ASIC numbers revealed application and approval numbers remained low for accountants even as the removal of the accountants exemption for advising on SMSFs loomed....

Financial planning

ASIC has accepted an enforceable undertaking from a Queensland-based ClearView representative who failed to comply with financial services laws....

Financial planning

A former Macquarie Equities Limited representative has been banned from providing financial services following investigations by ASIC as part of its Wealth Management Pro...

Financial planning

Ex-financial adviser, Thanh Tu, will serve a minimum of three years in prison after pleading guilty to 33 counts of fraud and 21 counts of fraudulent falsification of rec...

Financial planning

ASIC has banned a former ANZ authorised representative for 10 years for contravening financial services laws via misleading and deceptive conduct....

Funds management

Provisional liquidators have been appointed to wind up five companies suspected of operating a ‘Ponzi scheme’, in a case involving two of Australia’s biggest banks....

Financial planning

ASIC cancelled the AFSL of financial services company, Chronos Capital, and permanently banned its director, Robert Semple, from providing financial services....

Policy & Regulation

ASIC has confirmed it will not necessarily take action on allegations of false and misleading advertising if it believes the complainants can do so themselves....

Superannuation

A superannuation fund industry survey has revealed most believe that SMSFs should be regulated by APRA....

Funds management

ASIC has accepted EUs from Bell Potter and one of its institutional stockbrokers after he was found to have revealed confidential client information to a funds management...

Financial planning

ASIC has banned former ‘adviser’, Tony Davidof, from providing financial services for three years....

Financial planning

A forensic investigation has identified 17 more CBA planners requiring investigation and possible client compensation....

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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 ...

5 months 4 weeks 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 ago

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

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The Federal Court has made interim travel restraint orders against two Falcon Capital directors, while also freezing one director’s assets....

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