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Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has banned former Sydney mortgage broker and real estate agent Hyuk Hwang from engaging in credit activities for thre...

Financial planning

Trio-linked adviser Ross Tarrant has appealed his seven-year ban from the industry, also criticising Labor MP Steve Jones for political point-scoring over the issue....

Financial planning

Representative body for mortgage brokers claims members not involved in cases of fraud submitted to Senate review of ASIC....

Financial planning

A NSW Central Coast businessman has been charged with fraud after misappropriating $260,000 in investor funds. ...

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investment Commission has raised concerns with TAL Direct over its advertising of its funeral insurance....

Financial planning

Senate committee tasked with working through more than 400 submissions in review of ASIC....

Financial planning

A banned Trio-linked adviser has accused ASIC of misrepresenting his wrongdoings, also pointing to political ties which he claims may have affected legal proceedings....

Financial planning

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) affirms ASIC’s seven-year ban on a Wollongong financial planner from providing financial services....

Funds management

ASIC has provided relief for mFund settlement Service clients through a class order. ...

Financial planning

Former PIS boss Robbie Bennetts claims ASIC lacks an understanding of the financial services sector, is unwilling to listen and is not trusted and respected by the financ...

Editorial

Grandfathering – specifically the transition of pre-existing commission-based advice fees into the new FOFA arrangements – was an industry football that kept getting kick...

Editorial

Throughout 2013, ASIC executives repeatedly used AAA Financial Intelligence as an example of how not to run a financial planning dealer group....

Editorial

The Coalition signaled early that one of its first priorities if it won Government at the 2013 Federal Election would be 'Son of Wallis' – essentially an update of the Fi...

Financial planning

Former Storm Financial head Emmanuel Cassimatis has alleged the group's failure was the result of ASIC actively working against it. ...

Superannuation

Media Super pays a $10,200 penalty after producing potentially misleading advertising, says ASIC....

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

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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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