AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL SERVICES

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The Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited has succeeded in having its Australian Financial Services licence amended to allow it to provide custody services to m...

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A Brisbane financial adviser has been banned from providing financial services for engaging in dishonest, misleading, and deceptive conduct....

Financial planning

The current minimum compensation arrangements applying to holders of an Australian Financial Services licence will continue to apply for another six months while the Gove...

Financial planning

The corporate regulator has banned two Melbourne directors associated with an unregistered managed investment scheme from providing financial services for three years....

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ASIC has filed an application in the Queensland Supreme Court seeking orders against an unregistered investment scheme being operated by Intertax Holdings....

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ASIC has extended interim dollar disclosure relief to the issuers of general insurance products to March, next year....

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FPA has declared its intention to increase the awareness of its Certified Financial Planner designation, with the aim of giving the professional mark more credibility....

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FICS has reported a considerable reduction in consumer complaints against financial services providers....

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A new report by Melbourne University attacking timber managed investment schemes has been described as “seriously flawed” by the industry....

Life/Risk

Overseas organisations are posing a threat to the integrity and equitable operation of the domestic insurance market, according to the head of one of Australia’s leading ...

Financial planning

Many accountants are unaware of what constitutes unlicensed advice, meaning they are often treading a fine line between what they can and can’t discuss, according to thei...

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A NSW man has been sentenced to 12 months imprisonment for providing unlicensed advice....

Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) is on the verge of scrapping the requirement of Certified Financial Planners (CFPs) to be employed by an Australian Financial Ser...

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The SMS Advising Group has had its Australian Financial Services Licence revoked by ASIC....

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Gregory Clements and Neil Manning have appeared in the Perth Magistrates Court as the result of an ASIC investigation that alleged they provided financial advice without ...

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