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Accounting

ASIC has handed a NSW-based accountant a six-year ban from providing financial services following an investigation....

Financial planning

A securities dealer has volunteered to wind back its operations after an ASIC review found the company had breached conditions of its Australian financial services licenc...

Superannuation

SMSFs should be responsible for their wins and losses, which is why there should be no special statutory safety net for them when it comes to fraud, according to Challeng...

Financial planning

The regulator has warned the public to be wary of an email claiming to be from Sydney Credit Union which contains reference to ASIC chairman Greg Medcraft....

Financial planning

ASIC is warning investors of a cold-calling scam that appears to be linked to a series of fraudulent businesses....

Funds management

ASIC has released a consultation paper that aligns with international standards on risk management for the managed funds sector, it said....

Life/Risk

A Sydney insurance broker has been permanently banned from providing financial services following an investigation by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission...

Editorial

“If you don’t think financial advice on life insurance is a problem area for ASIC and for industry, please think again.” ...

Editorial

With the Australian Securities and Investments Commission having fired a shot over the bows of the industry on the question of churn, the Risk Store’s Sue Laing argues th...

Life/Risk

FSC chief executive John Brogden has once again called upon the life insurance industry to heed ASIC’s warning and self-regulate on churn while it can....

ASIC Commissioner Greg Tanzer has called super fund trustees to reinforce the long-term nature of superannuation as an investment, according to ASIC Commissioner, Greg Ta...

Superannuation

ASIC has obtained orders appointing liquidators to MOGS Pty Ltd, which is associated with two Queensland-based self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) companies....

Editorial

Few people in the financial planning industry will have failed to notice, via draft legislation released by the Treasury, that the Federal Government has delivered what w...

Financial planning

Two bodies will soon regulate financial planners - a serious concern to the FPA....

Financial planning

ASIC’s investigation into HFT and dark pools reveals only a few problems but identifies breaches....

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5 months 3 weeks ago

Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

6 months ago

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8 months ago

The RBA has handed down its much-anticipated rate decision, following widespread expectations of a close call....

3 weeks 4 days ago

Despite the financial adviser exam being rooted in ethics, two professional year advisers believe the lack of support and transparency from the regulator around the exam ...

2 weeks 3 days ago

ASIC has banned two advisers from the same advice firm for giving clients inappropriate superannuation advice that was not in their best interests. ...

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