AUSTRALIAN SECURITIES AND INVESTMENTS COMMISSION

Financial planning

The head of the Commonwealth Bank has denied poor organisational culture is to blame for the events that led to a number of its planners being banned by the industry’s re...

Editorial

Mike Taylor writes that ASIC chairman Greg Medcraft has laid out how the regulator sees the future of financial planner education – and the challenge will be how the indu...

Financial planning

The use of electronic disclosure documents is permitted under law, with ASIC releasing guidance regarding their online distribution. ...

Editorial

PIS parent Centrepoint Alliance has reported an increase in pre-tax profit but was hit by declining numbers and ongoing claims against advisers....

Financial planning

ASIC warns that disclaimers attaching to financial services advertising claims must be displayed prominently....

Financial planning

Money Management breakfast will see Kell and Bushby traverse the future of financial services regulation....

Policy & Regulation

Financial planners unlikely to face legal action on FOFA amendment-related advice, with courts recognising FOFA uncertainty....

Policy & Regulation

ASIC has sidestepped claims that FOFA amendments were a negative step and its enforcement approach allowed advisers a free hand....

Financial planning

A Melbourne property developer will face trial on 136 criminal charges, including getting $2.6 million in investor funds by deception....

Financial planning

New online advice platform offers full financial plans for as little as $199....

Editorial

There exists plenty of evidence that the External Dispute Resolution regime and its interplay with PI cover is proving problematic for the financial planning industry. Mi...

Financial planning

ASIC accepts enforceable undertaking from online foreign exchange broker for violating managed discretionary account (MDA) rules....

Financial planning

Payday lender Cash Stop Financial Services (Cash Stop) will refund a total of $14,000 to more than 650 consumers following an investigation by the Australian Securities a...

Financial planning

The FPA warns the Government some FOFA amendments could re-introduce commissions into the advice space and increase the risk of mis-selling. ...

Superannuation

ASIC warns property spruikers to steer clear of SMSFs or risk action over providing unlicensed product advice. ...

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