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Financial planning

APRA has recommended superannuation trustees adopt a suitable classification process to ensure members can distinguish between the characteristics of each investment stra...

Financial planning

ASIC has issued a reminder to all margin lending providers that they need to have, or applied for, a margin lending authorisation by 30 June if they wish to continue prov...

Financial planning

QBE has settled a $2.3 million Westpoint claim as PI insurer for the liquidated Glenhurst Corporation....

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Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) will soon have the power to take action against banks for 'unconscionable' fees, including unfair mortgage exi...

Financial planning

ASIC has accepted an enforceable undertaking from a Brisbane-based auditor and suspended him for 18 months amid concerns he acted in breach of various auditing standards....

Financial planning

ASIC has begun its daily aggregated short positions reports, which are aimed at improving short selling transparency in the Australian market....

Financial planning

ASIC is seeking public comment on relief proposals that will permit certain indirect self-acquisitions by investment funds....

Financial planning

The UK regulatory system will be overhauled, and the Financial Services Authority - the UK's version of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission - will be abo...

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Financial planning

Concerns have been raised about the insufficient oversight of financial planning education standards....

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Financial planning

Former motivational speaker Christopher Koch promoted a fictitious, international, high-yield investment - telling investors they would receive returns of up to 150 per c...

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Financial planning

Registrations for credit licences are about to hit 12,000 as financial services providers prepare for changes to the credit licensing regime, with the regulator urging th...

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Editorial

With trailing commissions soon to be a thing of the past, owners of financial planning practices need to ask themselves how much their businesses are worth....

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Financial planning

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal has upheld ASIC's banning of Citigroup Wealth Advisers broker Roberto Gerald Catena from providing financial services for five years, ...

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Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) to get phone tapping and other intercept powers as the Government moves to clamp down on insider trading....

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Financial planning

Deborah Koromilas yesterday resigned from her position of executive leader for financial advisers with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission....

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