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ASIC has monitored more than 3,300 providers of financial advice over the past year, dedicating 29 staffers to the surveillance....
Financial planning
A former WealthSure financial adviser has appeared in court facing 22 fraud charges brought by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission....
Financial planning
ASIC promises more reviews of managed funds risk practices, citing concerns about over-use of external risk consultants....
Financial planning
New insolvencies data suggests financial services firms are weathering the tough times better than most, albeit some advisers and MIS schemes were exposed....
Financial planning
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has alleged in court that a South Australian adviser misappropriated $3.1 million in client funds....
Financial planning
The National Consumer Credit Act was implemented for the first time after a Sydney director was found guilty of contravening it. ...
Financial planning
A former company director will serve six months jail time after pleading guilty to defrauding investors. ...
Financial planning
Addwealth Financial Services has been forced to adhere to additional requirements under its Australian financial services licence after surveillance of its advice busines...
Editorial
ASIC has been handed a mammoth task in delivering FOFA, underscoring the tiny window available to the financial services industry to prepare for the new regulatory regime...
Financial planning
Sonnie Bailey explores some of the sources of regulation which extend beyond what financial planners may think of as ‘regulation’, in the narrow sense of the term....
Financial planning
Trio Capital victims signal their intention to seek an 'Act of Grace' payment from the Government based on regulators' failings....
Financial planning
There is some concern in the industry about the language used by ASIC in its consultation papers on the delivery of financial advice....
Financial planning
Anthony James and Jim Boynton explain why financial planners shouldn’t delay their FOFA implementation....
Life/Risk
The Financial Services Council has received support from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission for its new framework aimed at reducing churning in life/ris...
Financial planning
ASIC is conducting a surveillance campaign to catch out unlicensed credit providers....
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Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...