ASIC
Policy & Regulation
Those who argue opt-in is unnecessary fail to understand the nature of proposed FOFA reforms, according to Sydney University academic Joanna Bird....
Financial planning
ASIC will release a new guide covering the role of research and ratings houses later this year....
Financial planning
ASIC's regulatory framework around financial planner education is changing, which means many planners will have to pull their socks up and hit the books. Chris Kennedy re...
Financial planning
The Administrative Appeals Tribunal has affirmed ASIC's decision to ban former Commonwealth Financial Planning adviser Don Nguyen from providing financial services for se...
Financial planning
One year after ASIC launched its MoneySmart website, budget and retirement planning applications have proved to be the most popular consumer tools for the website's users...
Financial planning
Financial services educators are aiming to be prepared for whatever changes may arise from the ASIC's CP153 consultation paper into education standards, even though no ne...
Financial planning
With corporate insolvencies on the rise, there are a number of due diligence processes that Australian business owners can take to mitigate the risk of being left with un...
Editorial
Concerns ASIC and APRA were becoming increasingly politicised were brought to a head during the hearings into the FOFA reforms....
Editorial
Ever since the first impact of the global financial crisis, both international and domestic regulators have been announcing changes to hedge funds, which would aim at imp...
Financial planning
Platform providers might be required to disclose their selection criteria for financial products included on their investment menu....
Financial planning
ASIC opts not to pursue action against Reserve Bank companies after receiving AFP report....
Financial planning
ASIC has banned a former Stonebridge Securities Limited broker from providing financial services for three years....
Financial planning
Ahead of the introduction of the Federal Government's carbon pricing regime, ASIC has released a regulatory guide outlining new licensing requirements for businesses prov...
Financial planning
The former directors of Australian Capital Reserve have been sentenced to separate terms of imprisonment by the NSW District Court following an investigation by ASIC....
Editorial
Challenger’s Aaron Minney provides his comparison of annuities and direct fixed income in a response to an article recently published in Money Management and authored by ...
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It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...