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Financial planning

ASIC has cancelled the licence of a CBA-owned advice group, the second in a month, following a request from the bank. ...

Financial planning

ASIC has suspended the licence of failed debenture issuer and mortgage lender Provident Capital Limited....

Financial planning

ASIC should be given powers to pursue compensation including the first right to sue ahead of investors involved in class actions....

Financial planning

Former sole director of Sonray Capital Markets, Russell Andrew Johnson, has been sentenced to six-and-a-half years in jail after pleading guilty to seven charges last yea...

Financial planning

ASIC bans advisers after conviction for dishonest conduct...

Financial planning

Wealth Within has sought to defend its reputation in the face of fines imposed by the corporate regulator for misleading advertising....

Financial planning

ASFA suggests the development of specialised accreditation for planners providing retirement and post-retirement advice....

Financial planning

ASIC moves against another financial services company over misleading advertising....

Editorial

Mike Taylor writes that ASIC is right to pursue managers with just as much vigour as it pursues financial planners when things go wrong. ...

Financial planning

The founders of Bridges Financial Services are looking to float their managed discretionary account business, managedaccounts.com.au...

Financial planning

ASIC tells a Senate Committee that while Commonwealth Financial Planning has lived up to its enforceable undertaking requirements, further work is required on its breach ...

Financial planning

FOS states failure of members to pay determinations is structural issue as millions remain to be paid to consumers....

Financial planning

Financial planning firms and dealer groups would be levied by ASIC according to the number of authorised and employee representatives they have on their books....

Financial planning

Reports of misconduct among registered liquidators fell in 2013 despite ASIC casting a wider net in its reviews of the sector....

Financial planning

ASIC has outlined four key areas for regulatory improvement - including for a national exam, a wider register and greater banning powers....

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5 months 1 week ago

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

5 months 1 week ago

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

7 months 2 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 cancelled the AFSL of an advice firm associated with Shield and First Guardian collapses, and permanently banned its responsible manager. ...

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