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Three managed investment schemes have received interim stop orders from ASIC following its private credit review, including two run by La Trobe Financial Asset Management...
Financial planning
ASIC chair Joe Longo has announced he will step down at the end of his term, departing the corporate regulator in May 2026....
Financial planning
Digital advice tools are on the rise, but licensees will need to ensure they still meet adviser obligations or potentially risk a class action if clients lose money from ...
Financial planning
The Federal Court has ordered the freezing of assets and the appointment of receivers to two entities linked to Australian Fiduciaries, ASIC’s latest move in an ongoing i...
Financial planning
Half a year after Count Financial told its advisers to exit several Metrics Credit Partners funds, research house Lonsec has now downgraded two of these products over gov...
Financial planning
As the 1 January 2026 education deadline looms, the FAAA is predicting as many as 1,000 advisers could exit the profession, triggering a significant experience loss for t...
Financial planning
A Supreme Court of Western Australia jury has issued its verdict regarding unregistered MIS operator Chris Marco, who was on trial for 43 fraud charges, with ASIC stating...
Financial planning
ASIC has released the results of the latest adviser exam, with August’s pass mark improving on the sitting from a year ago. ...
Financial planning
Amid regulatory simplification, ASIC has outlined its efforts in making regulation clearer and accessible, as well as unveiled a roadmap for financial advisers on their o...
Financial planning
ASIC has banned a former financial adviser for his role in encouraging clients to invest their retirement money in the Global Capital Property Fund, run by United Global ...
Financial planning
ASIC has cancelled the Australian Financial Services Licence of MWL Financial Services and banned MWL’s director Nicholas Maikousis for 10 years over conduct in relation ...
Financial planning
ASIC has launched civil penalty proceedings in the Federal Court against Equity Trustees for its role in the Shield Master Fund failure....
Financial planning
A former financial adviser has been extradited from New Zealand after being alleged to have misappropriated $4.1 million from 13 clients....
Financial planning
A Gold Coast-based financial adviser has been banned for four years by the corporate regulator after he provided inappropriate advice for Next Generation Advice regarding...
Financial planning
A former Sydney investment manager has pleaded guilty to two counts of insider trading regarding a potential takeover of Platinum Asset Management, having acquired $2.6 m...
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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...