ASIC
Financial planning
The corporate regulator is extending temporary relief for financial advice and capital raisings due to the continuing uncertain impact of COVID-19....
Financial planning
The Association of Financial Advisers has welcomed ASIC’s no-action position for fee disclosure statement and opt-in obligations for Victoria’s located advice businesses....
Policy & Regulation
The corporate regulator has released its report on market practices in debt capital markets and outlined its expectations for Australian financial service licensees. ...
Funds management
Thirteen responsible entities have moved to change or adjust the labelling of their funds following a review by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission....
Life/Risk
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has kicked off the first phase of its review of the Life Insurance Framework with the issuing of Section 33 notices t...
Policy & Regulation
The corporate regulator has cancelled the Australian financial services licence of over-the-counter derivatives issuer Union Standard International Group....
SMSF
The corporate regulator has added new conditions to the registration of two SMSF auditors, William Krammer and Yuk Wong....
Financial planning
Governments and regulators trying to change the past in financial advice have placed its future at serious threat, according to financial planning broker, Paul Tynan....
Financial planning
Understanding the full implications of the code of ethics and its implementation as well as the best interests duty might be bothering some advisers....
Policy & Regulation
Barely weeks after the new litigation funding licensing regime became law, one of the biggest funders has obtained its Australian Financial Services License. ...
Financial planning
Intrafund advice must be seen to leave clients better off or it will likely fail best interests, according to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission....
Superannuation
At least two companies were warned by the regulator to stop charging fees ranging from $199 to $299 for facilitating superannuation early release when the process is mean...
Superannuation
National Australia Bank super entities NULIS and MLC Nominees have been hit by Federal Court penalties out of an Australian Securities and Investments Commission action o...
Policy & Regulation
Financial services companies cannot necessarily rely on claims of legal privilege to prevent the Australian Securities and Investments Commission obtaining documents – so...
Policy & Regulation
Former investment analyst, Michael Ming Jinn Ho, has been sentenced to three years imprisonment for insider trading in Bing Un Limited shares....
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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’...
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It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...