AUSTRALIAN SECURITIES AND INVESTMENTS COMMISSION

Financial planning

Listed Australian companies will be able to more easily raise funds from retail investors, and investors will be given tax breaks on interest earned on corporate bonds....

Financial planning

ASIC has provided hardship relief for frozen funds that are in the process of winding up....

Financial planning

New ASIC rules on credit disputes impose tougher requirements on credit providers, including shorter timeframes for dealing with credit disputes....

Financial planning

The Federal Government will draft regulation that will in effect reverse a Federal Court decision made in October last year that funded class actions are managed investme...

Superannuation

The Cooper Review has been warned that a substantial gap exists between the audit standards required by ASIC and those allowed with respect to SMSFs....

Financial planning

Queensland man subject to charges after raising nearly $8 million from investors without holding an AFSL, and generating no documentation or returns....

Financial planning

Key bodies representing the financial services industry have broadly welcomed the Rudd Government's plans to overhaul the financial advice industry, but there are some ca...

Financial planning

ASIC has released regulatory guidance to assist with compliance with new legal requirements related to short selling....

Financial planning

The Rudd Government has made its reform plans for the financial advice industry public....

Editorial

Despite a resurgence in popularity, Janine Mace explains why hedge funds are coming under great scrutiny from regulators worldwide....

Financial planning

Three former Sydney-based directors of Australian Capital Reserve (ACR) have been charged with making a false statement to obtain a financial advantage for the company....

Financial planning

A Brisbane man, who was a former client adviser with Tricom Futures Services, has been banned from providing financial services by ASIC....

People & Products

Former BTFG general manager advice and planning Geoff Lloyd has joined Perpetual as group executive for Private Wealth....

Financial planning

Delegates at Synchron's annual conference in New Zealand have entered into a spirited debate over the extent of ASIC's powers....

Financial planning

ASIC has released regulatory guidance on its approach to the licensing and regulation of clearing and settlement facilities....

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MARKET INSIGHTS

So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

5 months 2 weeks ago

Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

5 months 2 weeks ago

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

7 months 3 weeks ago

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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