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A former corporate adviser has been sentenced in the Supreme Court of Western Australia for insider trading to realise a profit of more than $57,000....
Financial planning
ASIC has reminded advisers that their registration requirements are an ongoing obligation, having met the first deadline on 16 February, and highlighted when a registrati...
Funds management
The corporate regulator has handed down a permanent ban to the director of a crypto fund, whom it deemed to lack “integrity, trustworthiness and judgement”....
Financial planning
The corporate regulator has permanently banned a Queensland-based adviser from providing any financial services. ...
Funds management
A third individual, David Sipina, charged in relation to Courtenay House group of companies, has pled guilty to two criminal charges regarding his involvement in a $180 m...
Financial planning
Five years after the firm went into liquidation, ASIC has cancelled the Australian financial services licence of troubled investment firm Endeavour....
Funds management
Over three-quarters of consumers say they would be more likely to invest in products that were verified by an independent source as being responsible, with greenwashing f...
Policy & Regulation
ASIC now has a 1:1 ratio when it comes to court success in the enforcement of crypto activities and more action is expected as Treasury seeks to introduce a regulatory fr...
Financial planning
ASIC has issued its first update since the completion of the internal dispute resolution reporting deadline, sharing the percentage of first-time reports that were submit...
Financial planning
ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of Sydney-based wealth manager, the third Sydney firm to face this action since the start of the year. ...
Financial planning
There have been 16 outcomes issued by the Financial Services and Credit Panel since its launch in 2023, which issues or breaches are frequently occurring?...
Funds management
The regulator has lost a case against Finder regarding crypto products in the Federal Court, with the comparison site stating that “innovation always moves faster than re...
Financial planning
The fact there has already been two enforceable undertakings this year, including one from a former adviser, compared to just five in 2023 indicates ASIC is returning to ...
Financial planning
ASIC is seeking to hear the views of users in order to improve the design of its digital services and will be conducting interviews this month. ...
Financial planning
The Financial Services and Credit Panel has made its latest decision on a case regarding Statements of Advice and rolling over superannuation funds....
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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...