ASIC

Superannuation

Freya Purnell takes a closer look at what life after Stronger Super might bring to the superannuation sector....

Editorial

Don’t blame financial advisers for product failures

Mike Taylor writes that the failure of the industry’s critics to distinguish between the failure of product and the failure of advice is continuing to tarnish the reputat...

Financial planning

Former Guardian financial adviser permanently banned

A former Guardian Financial Planning adviser has been permanently banned from providing financial services after it was found she falsified 65 insurance policies to colle...

Financial planning

ASIC permanently bans former financial adviser

ASIC has permanently banned a former financial adviser and company director after an investigation revealed he transferred more than $200,000 from client accounts for his...

People & Products

Multiport appoints head of sales

Multiport has appointed Russell Scott as its head of sales and service development....

Editorial

ASIC handed the lead on policing industry super fund advertising

According to APRA, ASIC will ultimately be responsible for acting on any breaches around advertising such as the Industry Super Network’s 'compare the pair' campaign....

Financial planning

ASIC calls for better executive remuneration disclosure

ASIC has called on companies to improve their executive remuneration disclosure after a review of 50 remuneration reports from Australia's biggest companies....

Financial planning

ASIC extends class order relief for litigation funding schemes

ASIC has announced it will extend the interim class order relief granted to lawyers and funders involved in legal proceeding structures as funded representative proceedin...

Financial planning

ASIC calls for better executive remuneration disclosure

ASIC has called on companies to improve their executive remuneration disclosure after a review of 50 remuneration reports from Australia's biggest companies....

Financial planning

ASIC extends class order relief for litigation funding schemes

ASIC has announced it will extend the interim class order relief granted to lawyers and funders involved in legal proceeding structures as funded representative proceedin...

Financial planning

ASIC warned on research payments ban

ASIC warned that seeking to revisit a ban on direct payments from fund managers to research providers would be counter-productive....

Financial planning

ASIC cancels Sydney finance broker's credit licence

ASIC has cancelled the Australian credit licence of Nova Home Loans Pty Limited after the company failed to become a member of one of ASIC's approved external dispute res...

Financial planning

ASIC warned on research payments ban

ASIC warned that seeking to revisit a ban on direct payments from fund managers to research providers would be counter-productive....

Financial planning

ASIC cancels Sydney finance broker's credit licence

ASIC has cancelled the Australian credit licence of Nova Home Loans Pty Limited after the company failed to become a member of one of ASIC's approved external dispute res...

Financial planning

AMEX changes interest policy following ASIC concerns

American Express Australia has agreed to slash its policy of increasing interest rates for credit card customers in default, following concerns raised by the financial se...