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Financial planning

Merrill Lynch Equities (Australia) has been fined $120,000 by the Markets Disciplinary Panel (MDP) for not ensuring that it had in place organisational and technical reso...

Funds management

The FSC has opposed further regulation of licensed trustee companies following proposals put forward by CAMAC with regards to charitable trusts....

Funds management

ASIC consultation brings ASX platform a step closer but narrows its focus....

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has successfully overturned a Federal Court decision to dismiss an application by the regulator in relation to...

Financial planning

AFA chief executive Brad Fox says the AFA will re-engage with the FSC around churn but that the major insurers must also ante up....

Life/Risk

Letter from Shorten and consultation with ASIC prompts FSC to reopen moves for self-regulation around churn. ...

Superannuation

An ASFA submission has confirmed the degree to which super funds are evolving to meet the retail market....

Financial planning

ASIC has reached a $1.1 million out of court settlement with BOQ, Senrac and Macquarie Bank in a high-profile Storm Financial case....

Superannuation

Newly appointed AMP SMSF executive Peter Burgess explains that assessing suitability and explaining risks is the key to good SMSF advice....

Financial planning

The principal of Levitt Robinson has said it is inappropriate for the corporate watchdog to launch an appeal against an $82.5 million settlement between former Storm Fina...

The regulator should work to extend the scope of its financial literacy strategy to include an appropriate focus on retirement funding, particularly in relation to senior...

Financial planning

ASIC uses Macquarie’s Storm settlement to challenge premium handed to those who fund class actions....

Editorial

ASIC was right when it issued a warning to financial services licensees to ensure they have “robust recruitment processes” in place when appointing people who have previo...

Financial planning

Payday lender Nimble Australia has changed its advertising following ASIC concerns it was potentially misleading....

Financial planning

Clients with mainly cash holdings not enough to sway ASIC on planner PI requirements....

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