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The chairman of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission has temporarily returned to his role heading up the regulator but only after retaining the services o...
Editorial
Recent legislative efforts in both the financial planning and superannuation spheres point to a Government too ready to leave too much policy detail to the regulators....
Outsider
It has been a long time since Outsider involved himself in thespian pursuits but he does recognise a ‘stage whisper’ when he hears one....
Financial planning
Binary options had resulted in and were likely to result in significant detriment to retail clients, according to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. ...
Policy & Regulation
The corporate regulator is suing the Commonwealth Bank for misleading conduct over its monthly access fees, which saw $55 million incorrectly charged to customers....
People & Products
The new breach reporting regime which is due to commence on 1 October, 2021, has an expanded significant test and will require licensees to lodge a report within 30 days ...
Financial planning
A Parliamentary Committee has heard questioning around whether regulatory costs are now so high that financial advisers will not take on clients with less than $1 million...
Financial planning
The corporate regulator’s contracts for difference product intervention order now allows maximum leverage available to retail clients to range from 30:1 to a 2:1 dependin...
Financial planning
The cost of the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority functions may yet add to the ASIC levy paid by financial advisers....
Financial planning
The corporate regulator’s fee disclosure requirements are confusing some advice clients who are questioning advisers on why they are being told the same information eight...
Financial planning
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s three legislative instruments regarding fees and independent disclosure aims to minimise regulatory burden for the ...
Superannuation
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has made clear how it sees the controversial reversal of the evidential burden of proof playing out around the propos...
Policy & Regulation
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission claims it is ‘capex poor’ and is seeking more funding from Treasury arguing that if it was allowed greater capital ex...
Financial planning
The Federal Court has found companies in the Mayfair 101 Group made deceptive or misleading debenture advertising, following proceedings brought by the corporate regulato...
Financial planning
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission says it is ready to accept applications for hardship relief from advisers unable to pay its much-increased levy but t...
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The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...
It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...