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Financial planning

The regulator has admitted that the licensing requirements applied to financial services companies are lower than some investors may realise - confirming what some in the...

Financial planning

Mortgage calculators which show that borrowers can pay off their mortgage sooner without increasing their monthly payments have attracted the attention of the regulator....

Life/Risk

ASIC investigation reveals insurance broker used funds intended for obtaining income protection insurance policies for personal use....

People & Products

Huntleys Management is expected to become the new responsible entity for the mango and avocado crops in Queensland and the Northern Territory....

Financial planning

A warning to investors by ASIC yesterday that consumers were sometimes encouraged to borrow more money than they actually need was not necessarily aimed at financial plan...

Financial planning

A lobby group representing Timbercrop growers has signalled it will press ASIC to replace Korda Mentha with an independent Responsible Entity....

Financial planning

The regulator has warned that some consumers are being encouraged to draw down more income than they need from home equity release products, advice that will work against...

Financial planning

Convicted on eight fraud-related charges totalling more than $14,000....

Financial planning

The various committees within the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) have outlined their policy priorities for the 2009-10 financial year. The following...

Financial planning

ASIC has released new equity raising policies to enhance market disclosure and efficiency in capital raisings and unlisted disclosing entities....

Financial planning

Recent adverse publicity surrounding managed investment schemes has resulted in some companies, including Kimberley Timber, withdrawing their offerings from the market....

Financial planning

Boutique advice firm Align Financial has called on ASIC to ensure all clients of financial planners are provided with mandatory ongoing portfolio reviews....

Financial planning

The chief executive of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia has admitted there were "shortcomings" relating to loans granted to clients of the failed financial planning gro...

Financial planning

The Financial Ombudsman Service appears set to be able to accept complaints by consumers against financial advisers up to a value of $500,000 from next year....

Financial planning

A group of financial advisers and accountants have joined together to push for a new responsible entity for Timbercorp's managed investment schemes, a plan they hope will...

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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 3 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....

1 week 6 days ago

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...

4 weeks ago

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

2 weeks 5 days ago