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Policy & Regulation

Avoiding emotive language and releasing short reports outside of normal trading hours are among recommendations from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission ...

Funds management

Holly Grofski has been banned by the corporate watchdog after the firm failed to comply with Australian financial services licence conditions. ...

Expert Analysis

The proliferation of retail investors entering the market during the COVID-19 induced downturn has highlighted the value that can be demonstrated by seeking financial adv...

Financial planning

This week saw a big drop in adviser numbers to 19,953 as licensees with limited advice services continued to cut advisers roles and advisers opting not to proceed with th...

Superannuation

Super funds have been warned by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority that a single serious accusation of misconduct when it comes to risk management is a pruden...

Policy & Regulation

The corporate regulator has charged the formerly industry fund-owned bank due to contraventions of the ASIC Act and National Credit Code....

Policy & Regulation

A Parliamentary Committee has found that the Hayne Royal Commission failed to adequately scrutinise industry superannuation fund structures and the Australian Prudential ...

Policy & Regulation

Advisers look likely to be given more flexibility around the new fee disclosure statement rules following strong lobbying around flaws in the existing proposed arrangemen...

Financial planning

New South Wales financial planner, Ross Hopkins, has been sentenced to a maximum period of six years’ imprisonment for 15 dishonesty offences. ...

Life/Risk

Life insurers are not yet out of the woods on disability income insurance and should remain under scrutiny by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority, according to...

Policy & Regulation

Both were cancelled for failure to lodge its 2020 audited financial accounts and annual compliance certificate in time....

Financial planning

Robert Bayntun Starky has failed to pay an Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) determination and failed to lodge 2020 audited financial accounts....

Financial planning

Former director of Global Merces Funds Management, Holly Grofski, has been charged with three counts of dishonest conduct, one count of providing false information and on...

Financial planning

Former van Eyk Research chief executive, Mark Peter Thomas, has been charged with four counts of dishonestly using his position as a director or officer of a company with...

Financial planning

The corporate regulator has commenced civil penalty proceedings against the company for breaching the prohibition against conflicted remuneration and failing to provide a...

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