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A national campaign by the Australasian Consumer Fraud Taskforce to highlight the dangers of financial scams and their impact on Australians, has been welcomed by Parliam...

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The federal opposition’s intention to reduce the funding to ASIC would mean financial market criminals would have a “field day”, according to the Parliamentary Secretary ...

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A new Indian fund is being launched later this month as a listed investment company on the ASX....

Financial planning

Consumer protection body Choice has called for an improvement in the standards exhibited by mortgage brokers in regard to the information and advice they are issuing to t...

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The Financial Planning Association has meted out the most severe punishment against a Western Australian-based planner and planning practice regarding advice about Westpo...

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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has brought 23 charges of fraud against a former mortgage broker operating out of Coffs Harbour....

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The Financial Planning Association has released a checklist of regulatory requirements to assist members when advising clients on superannuation switching....

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The organisation representing industry superannuation funds has used a submission to the Treasury to argue that financial planners should be made to comply with the same ...

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AMP Financial Planning has announced that it has significantly upgraded the number of customers it will be contacting in relation to the enforceable undertaking it entere...

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AMP Financial Planning will undertake a two step revamp process of its Buyer of Last Resort (BOLR) offer in a move the financial services giant hopes will eliminate real ...

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An unlicensed adviser in Queensland has received a five-and-a-half year jail term for the dishonest use of over $500,000 of investors’ money...

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An unregistered managed investment scheme targeting Melbourne’s Greek community has been shut down following investigations by ASIC....

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A Sydney man has faced the Downing Centre Local Court on charges relating to the promotion of false interest free home loans....

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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has extended the asset freezing orders against the Westpoint directors and associated companies while its investigati...

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

5 months 3 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 4 weeks ago

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

8 months ago

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

2 weeks 6 days ago

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

3 weeks 4 days ago

The Federal Court has made interim travel restraint orders against two Falcon Capital directors, while also freezing one director’s assets....

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