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Advisers receiving asset-based fees have ‘skin in the game’ which is important at time such as the current market volatility being generated by COVID-19, according to the...
Policy & Regulation
The Federal Court has delivered a boost to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission product intervention powers including around future consumer detriment....
Financial planning
The Assistant Minister for Superannuation, Financial Services and Financial Technology, Senator Jane Hume has welcomed the changes by the corporate regulator to assist co...
Financial planning
The corporate watchdog has announced three temporary relief measures to help consumers receive affordable and timely financial advice during the COVID-19 pandemic....
Policy & Regulation
At least 70 people complained to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission about real estate agents giving advice on early release superannuation, but its init...
Funds management
Echoing the plight of mortgage funds during the global financial crisis, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission has reminded the responsible entities of man...
Financial planning
With or without code monitoring bodies or a single disciplinary body, some licensees have been breach-reporting to ASIC on adviser code breaches....
Policy & Regulation
The corporate regulator has obtained orders to wind up Australasia Wealth Services and Management, Marigold Falconer International, and My Wealth Adviser....
Financial planning
The February sitting of the FASEA exam saw a pass rate of 82% and the June exam will not have a face-to-face sitting....
Financial planning
Former adviser James Gibbs has been permanently banned, the first imposed utilising the recent extensions to the corporate regulator’s banning powers....
Financial planning
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has pointed to hundreds of millions earned by stockbrokers, advisers and advice firms as a result of the stamping fee...
Funds management
It is alleged the sponsored link advertisements promoting Mayfair debenture products were misleading or deceptive....
SMSF
Charterhill director, George Nowak misappropriated $1.2 million in self-managed superannuation fund monies to fund a lavish lifestyle. ...
Financial planning
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has created some time and space for advisers by delaying, for now, its work on life insurance advice and conflicted g...
Financial planning
The corporate regulator is only putting the brakes on terminating grandfathered commissions because consumers have started to realise the cost of advice has escalated due...
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Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...