ASIC

Superannuation

ASIC chairman points to super and market-based financing

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

Tax Agent Services Act: financial planners still in the dark

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

Rogue property advisers turn their sights on SMSFs

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 issues auditor registration reminder

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

Superannuation

SPAA cautions against over-reaction

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

SMSF Taskforce highlights ‘poor’ advice pockets: PIPA

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

Former SMSF adviser found guilty

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

Planners too must act in own best interests

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

Editorial

Market volatility sparks interest in alternative investments

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 boss announces surprise resignation

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

Financial planning

Regulators cite planners on structured products

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

Long-term oversight on SMSF advice says ASIC

ASIC’s SMSF Taskforce has reviewed 100 investor files relating to the establishment of SMSFs in an effort to improve the quality of advice given to investors, it said. ...

Financial planning

TASA and financial planners - the search for facts and common sense

The recent flurry of opinions around making financial planners accountable to the Tax Agent Services Act (TASA) only continues to fuel more flawed arguments that are not ...