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Financial planning

When misconduct from within the financial services industry leads to investor loss and hardship, investors are often unaware of existing avenues of redress and do not pur...

Financial planning

Peter Joyner and Associates has lost its Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL) for failing to maintain adequate professional indemnity (PI) insurance, among other ...

Editorial

Frequent changes in the law mean compliance issues can often be a legal minefield. Here, lawyers David Court, Sonnie Bailey and Kathryn Wardrobe answer three frequently a...

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has reminded superannuation trustees of changes to disclosure requirements regarding fund mergers....

Financial planning

A former Sydney financial adviser has pleaded guilty to six charges relating to fraud and dishonest conduct....

Editorial

ASIC did not receive more funding from last Tuesday's Budget but it can expect to do so in years to come as it takes on more responsibility for delivering and overseeing ...

Financial planning

The collapse of a managed investment scheme has led ASIC to ban a Victorian adviser for four years and suspend the licence of the firm he worked for....

Superannuation

Govt funds ATO and ASIC to tighten rules around SMSFs....

Financial planning

Financial services delivers mixed response to Budget measures....

Superannuation

Government earmarks $26.2 million towards development of MySuper....

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has proposed a tightening of the rules around the financial requirements for issuers of over-the-counter deriv...

Financial planning

A Sydney-based derivatives dealer has been banned from providing financial services following an investigation into allegations of misleading conduct and conducting busin...

Financial planning

A Senate committee on competition in Australia's banking sector has recommended the Government reconsider its proposed ban on exit fees, with much industry support....

Financial planning

Two people have been banned from providing financial services for five and three years respectively, following separate investigations by the Australian Securities and In...

Financial planning

ASIC has been urged to move promptly on instituting successor arrangements on responsible entities (REs)....

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

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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 ...

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Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

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The RBA has handed down its much-anticipated rate decision, following widespread expectations of a close call....

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The FSCP has issued a written direction to an adviser who charged clients “extraordinary fees” for inappropriate and conflicted advice, as well as encouraged them to swit...

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ASIC has confirmed the industry funding levy for the 2024–25 financial year, and how much licensees can expect to pay....

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