ASIC

Financial planning

Both Custom Wealth Solutions and Custom Wealth Solutions Dealer Services Pty Ltd have entered external administration. ...

Superannuation

Industry Super Australia has called on ASIC to conduct an audit of orphan commissions. ...

Financial planning

ASIC has permanently banned Southport-based former financial adviser, Grant Patrick Thompson, from providing financial services....

Financial planning

Super funds have received a deadline extension to 1 July 2015 for compliance with fee and cost disclosure requirements....

Superannuation

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) released guidance for superannuation funds and their trustees on information disclosure on their websites in a...

Financial planning

ASIC permanently bans adviser after finding he disbursed client funds to parties related to the adviser....

Financial planning

CommFP counters claims by ASIC that it was not informed of key elements of client compensation arrangements...

Editorial

Mike Taylor writes that if the Senate Committee inquiry reviewing the actions of ASIC has achieved nothing else, it has has identified just how reliant the regulator has ...

Financial planning

Merrill Lynch Equities (Australia) Limited has paid a penalty of $65,000 to comply with an infringement notice relating to a breach of the Corporations Act 2001. ...

Financial planning

ASIC has banned two advisers from providing financial services for up to five years. ...

Financial planning

The BFP claims a structural flaw has allowed banks, insurers and super funds to dress up product sales as advice....

Financial planning

ASIC chairman, Greg Medcraft admits ambiguity led to CommFP client compensation failures, but claims the bank was not “upfront”....

Editorial

Mike Taylor writes that the board of the Commonwealth Bank must be wondering how it was possible for the controversy around Commonwealth Financial Planning to get worse....

Policy & Regulation

ASIC executive claims consumer misunderstandings were exploited for the benefit of financial services providers....

Financial planning

Penalties for financial planners who breach the law are not severe enough, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission believes....

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

5 months 1 week ago

Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

5 months 2 weeks ago

Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

7 months 2 weeks ago

The RBA has handed down its much-anticipated rate decision, following widespread expectations of a close call....

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The FSCP has issued a written direction to an adviser who charged clients “extraordinary fees” for inappropriate and conflicted advice, as well as encouraged them to swit...

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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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