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Financial planning

A senator has asked whether the corporate regulator has any oversight to protect the financial advice industry in terms of media outlets mislabelling people as advisers g...

Funds management

The regulator’s announcement giving approval to the launch of crypto-asset products has been welcomed by asset managers....

Financial planning

The corporate regulator is waiting to finalise its contract with the financial adviser exam facilitator before publishing information about exams to be held next year....

Superannuation

The corporate regulator has found failure in superannuation fund identifying conflicts of interests with superannuation trustee directors and senior executives regarding ...

Financial planning

There is too much emphasis placed on financial products which does not adequately reflect the role of a financial adviser, according to The Advisers Association. ...

Policy & Regulation

The Association Financial Advisers will use the Quality of Advice review to push for tweaks to the single disciplinary body and the mechanism for registration to the Tax ...

Policy & Regulation

The corporate regulator has banned Melbourne-based financial adviser Ashok Sherwal from providing financial services for six years after giving inappropriate advice for h...

Policy & Regulation

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal has broadened the corporate regulator’s decision to ban Spectrum Wealth director, Mark Schroeder, from providing financial services....

Superannuation

The Federal Court has ordered Colonial First State Investments Limited to pay a penalty of $20 million for misleading communications with members. ...

Policy & Regulation

The corporate regulator has sought feedback on a proposal to extend its product intervention order for its contracts for difference for retail clients....

Funds management

Investors using social media and chatrooms to conduct market manipulation should assume they are being watched by the regulator, which is paying closer attention to these...

Policy & Regulation

The record of advice relief measure is extended to April 2022, as well as the “time critical” relief measure that gave financial advisers additional time to give their cl...

Financial planning

The regulator has cancelled the Australian financial services licence of disgraced former tax agent Vanda Gould....

Financial planning

Clients of a financial adviser being investigated by the corporate regulator for contravening the law were still being put into Diversa products while the investigation w...

Financial planning

One-third of advisers are likely to have their rating downgraded as the firm incorporates more focus on education and professional standards....

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

5 months 3 weeks ago

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

5 months 4 weeks ago

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

8 months ago

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

2 weeks 5 days ago

ASIC has confirmed the industry funding levy for the 2024–25 financial year, and how much licensees can expect to pay....

3 weeks 3 days ago

The Federal Court has made interim travel restraint orders against two Falcon Capital directors, while also freezing one director’s assets....

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