AUSTRALIAN SECURITIES AND INVESTMENTS COMMISSION

Financial planning

Corporate insolvencies have continued to rise over the 2011 calendar year, with the number of external administration appointments experiencing the biggest increase since...

Financial planning

ASIC has accepted an enforceable undertaking from the auditor of the failed Astarra Strategic Fund not to act as a registered company auditor....

Financial planning

ASIC has accepted an enforceable undertaking from the auditor of the failed Astarra Strategic Fund not to act as a registered company auditor....

Financial planning

Two companies owned and controlled by former NSW President of the Finance Brokers Association of Australia, Christopher John Riotto, have been found to have engaged in 'u...

Financial planning

ASIC has introduced changes to the naming of retail debt products amid concerns that the term 'secured' has misinformed investors about the safety of these products....

Financial planning

Australians are continuing their push into SMSFs, but most financial advisers have not thought about the risks associated with a direct equity portfolio, according to Ins...

Accounting

After months of negotiations, the Federal Government is likely to replace the so-called 'accountant's exemption' with a limited, non-product licensing regime....

Financial planning

Financial planning groups have expressed serious concerns about ASIC's proposal to allow transition-to-retirement (TTR) strategies within intra-fund financial advice....

Financial planning

Two companies owned and controlled by former NSW President of the Finance Brokers Association of Australia, Christopher John Riotto, have been found to have engaged in 'u...

Financial planning

ASIC has introduced changes to the naming of retail debt products amid concerns that the term 'secured' has misinformed investors about the safety of these products....

Financial planning

Australians are continuing their push into SMSFs, but most financial advisers have not thought about the risks associated with a direct equity portfolio, according to Ins...

Financial planning

One case of inappropriate financial advice was identified by ASIC in the six-month period to December 2011....

Financial planning

One case of inappropriate financial advice was identified by ASIC in the six-month period to December 2011....

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has obtained Supreme Court orders against an unlicensed financial planning business found to have defrauded 36...

Policy & Regulation

FOFA's approach to financial advice delivered by superannuation funds could result in conflicting decisions on disputes in different jurisdictions....

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