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Outsider

It is well-known that Outsider is always up for a celebration, so he is breaking out the champers for an unusual anniversary noted by the Senate Estimates committee. ...

Features

Liam Cormican explores what factors might have driven a higher proportion of people to fail the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s first financial adviser...

Outsider

It is well-known that Outsider is always up for a celebration, so he is breaking out the champers for an unusual anniversary noted by the Senate Estimates committee....

Financial planning

Data from ASIC has revealed the numbers of advisers on the Financial Adviser Register who are still yet to pass the financial adviser exam with only three sittings remain...

Financial planning

The outcome of research by the corporate regulator into access into advice is unlikely to be published publicly and will instead form part of the Quality of Advice Review...

People & Products

ASIC commissioner, Cathie Armour, is to leave the corporate regulator after nine years next month. ...

Policy & Regulation

Westpac-subsidiary BT Funds Management has been fined $20 million for incorrectly charging commission payments to certain superannuation fund members....

Financial planning

Temporary measures allowing financial advisers to provide a Record of Advice rather than a Statement of Advice will cease from 15 April after two years, the regulator has...

Superannuation

Superannuation trustees have revised their policies after the Australian Securities and Investments Commission found a lack of oversight and control measures in relation ...

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has taken action against Macquarie Bank for failing to adequately monitor and control transactions by third parties, ...

Policy & Regulation

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has banned Melbourne-based adviser Mark Christopher Babbage from providing financial services or engaging in credit a...

Financial planning

While guidance for advisers is welcome, the onus is also on the Government to educate consumers on how much weight they should give finfluencers versus licensed professio...

Policy & Regulation

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has confirmed 10 financial advice misconduct criminal cases are before the courts with six civil cases also yet to be...

Financial planning

The percentage of candidates who passed February’s financial adviser exam, the first one under the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, has fallen to 32.4%. ...

Financial planning

The regulator’s guidance on ‘finfluencers’ is welcome but more needs to be done to protect consumers, according to Stockspot, including banning them from product commissi...

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