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Financial planning
The FSI final report has recommended establishing a Board to oversight both APRA and ASIC....
Financial planning
FPA chief executive, Mark Rantall, has expressed disappointment that the ASIC chairman’s comments impacted the entire profession....
Financial planning
Much as a judge or magistrate has a duty to stay impartial when hearing matters which come before their courts, so too does a Commonwealth regulator....
Financial planning
ASIC chairman, Greg Medcraft admits he's fired up and heartbroken over bad financial planners. ...
Financial planning
ASIC has vehemently denied being swayed by lobbying groups to suspend its adviser competency push. ...
Financial planning
A mortgage lender has been forced to rename one of its loan products after failing to realise that ‘MoneySmart’ has been traded marked by ASIC....
Financial planning
Australia’s regulatory and legal system has not kept pace with industry and consumer demand for electronic disclosures, according to ASIC. ...
Financial planning
ASIC has reiterated its calls for a national exam stating that recent changes around education still did not guarantee a consistent national standard for advice....
Financial planning
ASIC has launched legal action against Make it Mine Finance for violating consumer credit laws, including responsible lending duties....
Financial planning
ASIC has issued a $42,500 penalty on payday lender Abaz Pty Ltd for failing to get the necessary account statements from consumers....
Financial planning
ASIC has cancelled the Australian credit licence of Net Finance (Corp) Pty Ltd and banned its director, Graham Tandy, from the credit industry for 10 years....
Financial planning
ASIC has answered parliamentary questions about superannuation union liaison officers, the type of advice they can provide and whose AFSL they might be working under....
Financial planning
A former financial adviser has been jailed after being found guilty of stealing shares worth almost $1.5 million to meet margin calls on his mother’s margin lending accou...
Life/Risk
The Minister for Finance and Acting Asistant Treasurer, Senator Mathias Cormann will address a Money Management breakfast traversing key issues....
Life/Risk
Risk commissions may be a mis-match for best interests duties, with the current product-driven framework incentivising insurance options that could distract advisers from...
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It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...