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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...
Financial planning
FS Securities, Your Super Life, and MyPlanner Australia have all had their Australian financial services licenses cancelled....
Expert Analysis
As Australia moves under lockdown, ASIC needs to ease the regulatory burden for advisers unable to meet face-to-face with clients, writes Shannon Bernasconi....
Expert Analysis
We all need to keep our vigilance high during these extraordinary times, but perhaps nowhere is our attention more warranted than over money and data, writes Dean Martin....
Policy & Regulation
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has fired a shot over the bows of real estate agents who have been providing ‘advice’ to hard-pressed tenants about a...
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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...