ASIC
Editorial
The Future of Financial Advice regime will become law from 1 July, but as the Financial Services Council’s Cecilia Storniolo points out, many questions vital to the finan...
Financial planning
ASIC launches Federal Court action over moves around sale of the Premium Income Fund....
Superannuation
After ASIC refused to provide an exemption to corporate super specialists under the FOFA reforms' conflicted remuneration provisions, the Corporate Super Specialist Allia...
Financial planning
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has banned former Lifestyle Group chief executive Murray John Priestley from providing financial services for ...
Life/Risk
APRA buys into lapse/churn debate but points to particular problems with respect to directly-marketed products....
Funds management
As part of its ongoing review of the sector, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has released updated regulatory guidance for operators of registe...
Life/Risk
The Federal Opposition says that so far as churn exists in the life/risk sector it should be subject to a self-regulatory approach....
Financial planning
The CFP designation is gaining kudos worldwide and in Australia as demand for provable expertise and integrity grows, according to Financial Planning Association CEO Mark...
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....
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The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...
It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...