ASIC warns on offshore lending scam which has impacted some Australian consumers....

Regulations for managed investment schemes (MIS) may be aligned with that of companies, according to a discussion paper released by a government advisory body....

Mike Taylor writes that ASIC chairman Greg Medcraft has laid out how the regulator sees the future of financial planner education – and the challenge will be how the indu...

An ex-financial adviser who earned more than $200,000 by falsifying insurance documents has been convicted of dishonest conduct....

The use of electronic disclosure documents is permitted under law, with ASIC releasing guidance regarding their online distribution. ...

ASIC warns that disclaimers attaching to financial services advertising claims must be displayed prominently....

Money Management breakfast will see Kell and Bushby traverse the future of financial services regulation....

Financial planners unlikely to face legal action on FOFA amendment-related advice, with courts recognising FOFA uncertainty....

FSC chief executive John Brogden says the former Government too often ceded authority to the financial services regulators and boundaries need to be set. ...

ASIC has sidestepped claims that FOFA amendments were a negative step and its enforcement approach allowed advisers a free hand....

A Melbourne property developer will face trial on 136 criminal charges, including getting $2.6 million in investor funds by deception....

New online advice platform offers full financial plans for as little as $199....

There exists plenty of evidence that the External Dispute Resolution regime and its interplay with PI cover is proving problematic for the financial planning industry. Mi...

ASIC accepts enforceable undertaking from online foreign exchange broker for violating managed discretionary account (MDA) rules....