The Financial Ombudsman Service appears set to be able to accept complaints by consumers against financial advisers up to a value of $500,000 from next year....
ASIC is conducting a national survey of larger dealer groups, with around 30 having been contacted to submit Statements of Advice from their top five advisers....
Former ACT Mortgages broker sentenced following the use of false accountant letters in order to have low doc loans approved....
Don't rely on risky investment schemes to save funds in a bad market....
Former property developer and mortgage broker has pleaded not guilty to charges of obtaining investors' funds through misleading statements and misappropriating funds....
After nearly nine months, ASIC has lifted the short-selling ban but has warned that it will reimpose it immediately if market circumstances dictate....
Changes will require schemes to deal with complaints of up to $500,000 and increase compensation claims to cater for increases in portfolio values....
ASIC to hold road show raising awareness of its role in protecting and educating retail investors....
With the global financial crisis giving rise to increasing numbers of financial scams, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission has signalled it is clamping d...
ASIC's deputy chairman, Jeremy Cooper, has flagged the regulator’s intention to take an increasing role in the education of retail investors, but should this be the regul...
Financial planners are facing the reality of another shadow shopping exercise by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission next financial year....
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has initiated further action related to the Kassongo Superannuation Fund related to the early release of superannuati...
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has intervened in NSW Supreme Court proceedings creating what amounts to a test case on the provision of low document...
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has intervened in NSW Supreme Court proceedings creating what amounts to a test case on the provision of low document...
Federal Government criticised for long delays in injecting genuine form into short-selling legislation....
So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...
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...