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Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has released a consultation paper and draft regulatory guide for the advertising of financial products and advice....

Financial planning

The Government has announced the proposed new fee model to raise around $18 million to have the industry fund ASIC's market supervision activities....

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has entered into enforceable undertakings (EUs) with the remaining two former directors of Trio Capital, Keith...

Financial planning

A former company director of Financial Partners Pty Ltd has been committed to stand trial on 14 charges of dishonest conduct involving investor funds, according to the Au...

Financial planning

ASIC has released a regulatory guide for contracts for difference (CFD) issuers in order to provide greater disclosure to investors....

Financial planning

Breaches around structured products and advice see ASIC impose licence conditions on JB Global....

Superannuation

The ICAA has backed a stronger regime of SMSF auditor registration as being more effective than a competency exam....

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has turned its attention to the inner workings of the investment research industry, including research houses'...

Financial planning

Peter Joyner and Associates has lost its Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL) for failing to maintain adequate professional indemnity (PI) insurance, among other ...

Editorial

Frequent changes in the law mean compliance issues can often be a legal minefield. Here, lawyers David Court, Sonnie Bailey and Kathryn Wardrobe answer three frequently a...

Financial planning

Trustee companies will have more time to deal with disputes following ASIC's decision to update the complaints process....

Financial planning

Intra-fund advice will not be excluded from ASIC's shadow shopping exercise targeting retirement advice, which the regulator has announced will be revived again this year...

Superannuation

Retirement financial advice will soon be under scrutiny by ASIC, with the announcement that the regulator will resume its shadow shopping survey this year....

Financial planning

ASIC has signalled it will be looking closely at fast-growing financial planning businesses....

Funds management

In another win for Westpoint investors, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has settled a compensation suit with KPMG and certain Westpoint Group ...

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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 ...

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Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

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

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ASIC has confirmed the industry funding levy for the 2024–25 financial year, and how much licensees can expect to pay....

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The Federal Court has made interim travel restraint orders against two Falcon Capital directors, while also freezing one director’s assets....

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