ASIC chair Joseph Longo says the regulator is conducting a review into the use of artificial intelligence in financial advice as it explores how to prevent AI harm to con...
The actions of Sydney fraudster Melissa Caddick have resulted in heavy costs for the financial advice subsector, as the FAAA calls for costs of enforcement against unlice...
The regulator has provided example questions of what the next batch of candidates sitting on 26 March can expect to see, following regulatory changes to its structure. ...
Sustainable funds in Australia and New Zealand saw US$567 million in inflows in the last quarter, according to Morningstar, but political concerns in the US meant global ...
A former Melbourne wealth director could face imprisonment after allegedly running five companies despite being ordered by the Federal Court to not carry on a financial s...
The corporate regulator has confirmed it will incorporate legislative amendments to the financial adviser exam, with March’s exam set to reflect the changes....
ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of a Sydney-based financial advice firm, its first licence cancellation of the new year. ...
It may be licensees’ responsibility to report internal dispute resolution regime data to ASIC next month, but they are reminding their advisers of the importance of keepi...
ME Bank has been ordered to pay $820,000 by the Federal Court for pleading guilty to criminal charges of making false and misleading representations, and failing to provi...
A Queensland company falsely representing that it managed $6.9 billion for investors and was affiliated with the Financial Services Council has been penalised for false a...
ASIC commissioner, Alan Kirkland, has told Money Management that licensees and financial advisers could be in breach of the law and face civil penalties if they fail to m...
Following statistics that thousands of financial advisers are yet to complete their financial adviser registration, ASIC has agreed to extend the deadline. ...
Money Management collates the recommendations of major associations and how they would like the financial advice exam to change in the future following consultation....
With several financial services firms looking to implement AI into their business, the federal government is examining introducing mandatory guardrails to ensure it can b...
Almost 6,000 financial advisers have just two weeks to register with ASIC if they wish to continue to provide advice with the FAAA warning “a lot is at stake” if they rem...
My view is that after 2026 there will be quite a bit less than 10,000 'advisers' (investment advisers) and less than 100...
Dugald makes a great point that not everyone's definition of green is the same and gives a good example. Funds have bee...
How did they get the AFSL in the first place? Given the green light by ASIC. This is terrible example of ASIC's incompet...