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Financial planning

ASIC is seeking to publish firm-level data on the reportable situations and internal dispute resolution regime, in hopes that advice licensees will “lift their game”....

Financial planning

Financial advice firms have told Adviser Ratings they are planning to increase their compliance spend by almost a third, including on enhancements to their cyber security...

Financial planning

The corporate regulator has issued infringement notices to three AFSLs whose financial advisers provided personal advice to a retail client while unregistered....

Financial planning

The Financial Services and Credit Panel has made a written direction after advice regarding non-concessional contributions meant an individual was forced to withdraw over...

Financial planning

ASIC has been granted permission to shut down almost 100 websites running investment scams, with the Federal Court describing how its victims were “fattened like pigs to ...

Financial planning

ASIC has released the results of its first adviser exam to be held in 2025, with 241 candidates attempting the test....

Financial planning

ASIC was active in the first quarter of 2025 with several financial adviser bannings and court action, while the FSCP also handed down outcomes to advisers....

Financial planning

ASIC has banned a Queensland adviser from providing financial services for five years after failing to provide appropriate advice that was in the best interest of his cli...

Financial planning

The Federal Court has made orders freezing the assets of an individual allegedly associated with marketing Shield and First Guardian Master Funds. ...

Financial planning

The FAAA and other industry groups have responded to ASIC’s proposed relief under the reportable situations regime, making several recommendations to reduce “unnecessary ...

Funds management

ASIC is launching a new portal for Australian Financial Services licensees in May to ease the process of applying for a licence. ...

Financial planning

The regulator has convened multiple sitting panels of the FSCP regarding AFSL breach reports which have identified poor superannuation advice from financial advisers....

Financial planning

A Sydney financial adviser has been permanently banned from providing any financial services, with the regulator deriding his “lack of integrity, trustworthiness and prof...

Funds management

The corporate watchdog is suing FIIG Securities for alleged failures in its cyber security measures, describing the matter as a “wake-up call” to all licensees....

Financial planning

A former Northern Territory financial adviser has received a seven-year ban from ASIC, having been convicted of supplying dangerous drugs and receiving or possessing the ...

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ASIC has issued a warning to financial advisers to ensure they are complying with client consent requirements when entering into ongoing fee arrangements....

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