ASIC

Superannuation

ASIC cautions investors over spruiking for investments in government rental scheme....

Funds management

Bank of Queensland will expand its review into its compliance systems following further reports of errors in its interest rates and fees....

Editorial

ASIC set to crackdown on financial planner payments

There are suggestions that ASIC may have concerns about “transition” and “retention” payments made to financial planning principals, and as Mike Taylor reports, perceptio...

Financial planning

Lender fined for false advertising

Online lender fined by ASIC for misleading or false advertising....

Funds management

ASIC warns of FX risk

ASIC urges investors to be aware of the risks associated with FX trading....

Financial planning

High schoolers should learn financial literacy

Financial literacy training should be embedded in the high school curriculum, a review has concluded. ...

Financial planning

ASIC accused of burying complaints

Former staffer accuses ASIC of burying complaints and only acting when complaints reach ‘tsunami level’....

Funds management

ASIC takes GE Money to court

ASIC initiates civil proceedings against GE Money alleging misleading and deceptive conduct over credit limits. ...

Financial planning

Share trading software promoter cops 5-year ban

ASIC has banned a Queensland-based businessman for five years following his involvement in the deceptive marketing and selling of share trading software....

Financial planning

CFP designation should be used often and in full

FPA chief executive calls on CFP members to actively promote designation. ...

Financial planning

ASIC made aware of sign-on bonuses

ASIC is aware of the payment of sign-on bonuses but has yet to signal any specific action. ...

Financial planning

AFA questions FOS operating procedures

AFA claims FOS ground rules provide inherent imbalance against advisers....

Financial planning

Value trumps cheque-book recruiting

A dealer group head says he lost three practices to a cheque-book in the last 18 months, but all three have expressed a wish to come back....

Editorial

Where ASIC fears to tread?

ASIC arguably chose a poor strategy when it sought to reassure consumers about its inaction on matters relating to the Reserve Bank of Australia-related companies, Secure...