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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....
Financial planning
As it continues its discussions with industry, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has extended the commencement of upcoming disclosure benchmarks...
Editorial
Mike Taylor writes that just four months out from an election, the political temperature is high and perceptions can skew reality....
Financial planning
Specialist accounting software provider MYOB has announced a new online portal for small business services that it claims will help accountants enhance their client relat...
Financial planning
The award of a premium to Storm Financial victims who bankrolled part of a class action against Macquarie Bank could encourage self-funded group litigation, a Brisbane si...
Financial planning
Former Lonsec Stockbroking Services managing director Norman John Graham has been convicted on two charges of insider trading and fined $30,000....
Financial planning
Charitable investment funds act like banks so they should be regulated as such, according to ASIC....
Money Choice director Matthew George had his PIPA membership suspended days after the regulator banned him from the industry and cancelled his firm’s credit licence....
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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...