ASIC

Funds management

ASIC’s review of MDA guidance has major flaws, according to Bailey Roberts Group....

Financial planning

ASIC has successfully applied to the Supreme Court of Queensland for three south-east Queensland based companies to be wound up following its investigation into an unlice...

Financial planning

A former Bell Potter Securities adviser has been sentenced for dishonest conduct involving more than $1.7 million....

Superannuation

ASIC chairman Greg Medcraft points to greater scrutiny of super funds flowing form market-based financing....

People & Products

ASIC Commissioner Peter Kell has been promoted to deputy chair for a five-year period and will commence his new role on 6 May....

Editorial

Financial planners are going to be fundamentally affected by the Tax Agent Services Act but, as Cecilia Storniolo explains, there will be many unanswered questions almost...

Superannuation

SMSFs may be booming - but the unwary can also find themselves within the sights of a small number of dodgy property advisers and mortgage brokers, writes Damon Taylor. ...

Superannuation

ASIC is urging SMSF auditors to apply for registration before the end of the month. ...

Superannuation

SPAA has cautioned against any over-reaction following the release of the ASIC report into professional advice in the self-managed super fund sector....

Superannuation

The Property Investment Professionals of Australia (PIPA) has welcomed the findings of the regulator’s SMSF Taskforce, but says trustees still require specialised propert...

Financial planning

A former self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) adviser has been found guilty at Downing Centre Local Court after pleading guilty to one count of lodging a false stateme...

Editorial

Mike Taylor explains the writing was on the wall long before the announcement of a number of practices leaving the AFS Group....

Editorial

Market conditions are driving a renewed interest in alternative investments, but a number of practical limitations may be limiting allocations in the retail space. Bela M...

Financial planning

PIS CEO Pete Walther is stepping down after 18 months with the company....

Financial planning

Financial advisers have been listed as the dominant distributors of retail structured products in Australia by research undertaken by IOSCO. ...

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