ASIC

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....

Policy & Regulation

Chairs of Australia’s financial regulators have told the House of Representatives economics committee of their focuses for the year ahead including cryptocurrency and gre...

People & Products

A class action is being prepared against IG Markets on behalf of thousands of investors who lost an estimated $800 million trading contracts for difference. ...

Policy & Regulation

ASIC has banned a Sydney director for three years after he tried to approach determinations by the Australian Financial Complaints Authority, including for inappropriate ...

Funds management

The Full Federal Court has dismissed an appeal by Mayfair 101 Group to overturn the findings of misleading or deceptive advertising and a $30 million penalty....

Policy & Regulation

The corporate regulator has made an interim stop order on a fund investing in shopping centres because of a non-compliant target market determination....

Policy & Regulation

Regulatory action against Colonial First State and Commonwealth Bank alleging breaches of conflicted remuneration laws have been dismissed by the Federal Court....

Financial planning

There has been a “trifecta of failures” in the remediation of consumers, according to the corporate regulator, with around $1.6 billion still to be paid to 2.7 million co...

Financial planning

AMP Limited has been fined $14.5 million by the Federal Court for charging fees for no service to 1,452 superannuation members with the judge criticising the firm’s failu...

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