ASIC

Policy & Regulation

ASIC has issued new guidance giving financial services firms greater scope to use digital disclosure....

Accounting

ASIC has banned a Sydney accountant from managing corporations for three years but allowed him to continue as director of his accounting practice....

Policy & Regulation

ASIC to have its capabilities reviewed by expert panel....

Superannuation

ASIC’s comments on the preferred minimum of $200,000 for SMSFs in its new guidance papers has been criticised by lawyers stating the regulator has been deeply ill-informe...

Financial planning

NAB said it would compensate almost 62,000 customers after a review found errors and processes on its Navigator platform dating back to 2001, before NAB acquired Aviva in...

Policy & Regulation

The Federal Government will undertake a review of ASIC looking into how the regulator uses its current resources and staff....

Superannuation

ASIC has cast doubt around the viability and purpose of SMSFs set up with less than $200,000, stating it would examine advice related to their creation....

Superannuation

Omniwealth has paid a $10,200 penalty after ASIC issued an infringement notice that had concerns its website had potentially misleading claims....

Financial planning

Misleading and dishonest conduct has landed two Perth-based finance brokers in hot water after investigations by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission resu...

Editorial

Mike Taylor writes that the reporting of breaches needs to be accepted as not only a legal obligation but part and parcel of running a financial services company. ...

Superannuation

ASIC has disqualified SMSF auditor Peter Brennan after his performance was found to be deficient along with failing to provide audit reports to three funds....

Life/Risk

ASIC’s continuing investigation of ACE Insurance results in an adviser being permanently banned....

Policy & Regulation

After two breaches of financial services law Allianz have refunded about 20,000 customers over $1.4 million....

Financial planning

A life/risk adviser has been banned for four years by ASIC who acted on information provided by his licensee, Risk Advice Specialists, which has ceased to trade....

Financial planning

A former credit representative has been given 350 hours of community services after investigations by ASIC found he was guilty to three charges of creating false document...

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