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Financial planning

Questions have been raised why reporting by other licensees was excluded from the regulator’s first breach publication and whether it is taking place....

Financial planning

There is over-reliance by licensees on ‘human error’ with over 5,000 reports stating that as a cause of a breach when the fault may lie in their systems and processes, ac...

Policy & Regulation

There were almost 900 breach reports made to ASIC regarding financial advice activities in the first nine months of its reportable situations regime. ...

Financial planning

ASIC has lodged an appeal against the Federal Court’s ruling in favour of Commonwealth Bank and Colonial First State. ...

Funds management

Big Four bank ANZ has been penalised $25 million for failing to provide certain benefits it had agreed to give to customers and over $211 million will be remediated to af...

Funds management

Big Four bank ANZ has been penalised $25 million for failing to provide certain benefits it had agreed to give to customers and over $211 million will be remediated to af...

Funds management

The largest-ever penalty for breaches of Market Integrity Rules has been handed down by the Federal Court to Commonwealth Securities and Australian Investment Exchange. ...

Funds management

ASIC has made an interim stop order preventing offering or distribution of Westlawn Income fund because of a non-compliant target market determination....

Financial planning

A rule change regarding breach reporting has left advisers confused why they are receiving warning letters....

Funds management

ASIC has made interim stop orders against three crypto funds from Holon Investments Australia....

Financial planning

The corporate regulator saw over $2 million in criminal penalties in 2021/22, up from $151,000 in the previous year....

Financial planning

Almost 500 AFS licensees received communication from ASIC earlier this year because they had failed to update their ceased advisers on the Financial Advisers Register (FA...

Financial planning

Almost 500 AFS licensees received communication from ASIC earlier this year because they had failed update their ceased advisers on the Financial Advisers Register....

Financial planning

The corporate regulator has detailed the poor conduct that led to a Queensland director being banned earlier this week....

Financial planning

A Queensland financial adviser has been permanently banned by ASIC for lacking honesty, integrity and professionalism in his conduct....

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MARKET INSIGHTS

So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

5 months 1 week ago

Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

5 months 2 weeks ago

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

7 months 2 weeks ago

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

1 week ago

The FSCP has issued a written direction to an adviser who charged clients “extraordinary fees” for inappropriate and conflicted advice, as well as encouraged them to swit...

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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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