ASIC

Editorial

Bodies behind exorbitant advice costs need to be held accountable

Compliance and regulation have been touted as the biggest reasons for the increase in advice costs and the Government needs to hold the bodies responsible accountable for...

Features

When practice management gets tough

Running a financial advice practice has never been harder, Jassmyn Goh writes, and advisers must find efficiencies and restructure their revenue sources to deliver their ...

Financial planning

High fees leaving consumers seeking advice via TikTok

Social media influencers taking kickbacks is no different to the ‘bad old days’ of commission, according to one MP, as the regulator cracks down on ‘finfluencers’. ...

Financial planning

How many ‘active’ advisers have passed FASEA exam?

The Financial Adviser Standard and Ethics Authority has revealed how many current advisers have passed it exam, but a broader context is required to analyse exact numbers...

Policy & Regulation

Westpac leads fees-for-no-service compensation

A review from the corporate regulator of the six largest financial services institutions shows they have collectively paid or offered $1.86 billion in compensation for fe...

Financial planning

Industry exit no excuse to avoid regulatory costs

The ‘big end of town’ which caused the regulatory burden should be forced to pay their share of levy costs, according to The Advisers Association, even if they have left ...

Financial planning

Millennium 3 ARs banned after charging fees-for-no-service

North Coast Financial Services’ director Timothy Parry and officer Damian Price have been banned by the corporate watchdog after they were found to have breached their du...

Financial planning

ASIC bans two advisers for five years

The two advisers used a website to attract clients to help them find lost super, but are not adequately trained or competent to provide financial services....

Financial planning

ASIC cancels AFSL of exited adviser

The corporate regulator has cancelled the licence of limited licensee of Jyoti Rahman as they are no longer providing financial services....

Financial planning

RI Advice found liable for RC 'case study' adviser

The Federal Court has found it is liable for failing to supervise former adviser John Doyle, who became a case study during the Royal Commission....

Financial planning

Parliamentarian calls 100-page SOA ‘absurd’

A 100-page statement of advice to satisfy lawyers has been branded as ‘absurd’ from a parliamentarian....

Superannuation

MySuper performance test results date released

The corporate watchdog will be checking communications from responsible superannuation entities to beneficiaries of MySuper funds that fail the Your Future, Your Super pe...

Policy & Regulation

Australasia Wealth’s former director charged

Former director of Australasia Wealth Services and Management, James Feng, has been charged with authorising the making of a false or misleading statement to the Australi...

Financial planning

ASIC sues AMP firms for fees-for-no-service

The corporate watchdog is suing six AMP firms after it allegedly charged $600,000 from over 1,500 customers fee-for-no-service from their corporate superannuation account...

Financial planning

Industry challenged by falling advisers but growing demand

There will be a problem in the next five years as falling adviser numbers coincide with more households seeking advice, according to Easton Investments. ...