AUSTRALIAN SECURITIES AND INVESTMENTS COMMISSION

Financial planning

New insolvencies data suggests financial services firms are weathering the tough times better than most, albeit some advisers and MIS schemes were exposed....

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has alleged in court that a South Australian adviser misappropriated $3.1 million in client funds....

Financial planning

The National Consumer Credit Act was implemented for the first time after a Sydney director was found guilty of contravening it. ...

Financial planning

A former company director will serve six months jail time after pleading guilty to defrauding investors. ...

Financial planning

Addwealth Financial Services has been forced to adhere to additional requirements under its Australian financial services licence after surveillance of its advice busines...

Editorial

ASIC has been handed a mammoth task in delivering FOFA, underscoring the tiny window available to the financial services industry to prepare for the new regulatory regime...

Financial planning

Sonnie Bailey explores some of the sources of regulation which extend beyond what financial planners may think of as ‘regulation’, in the narrow sense of the term....

Financial planning

Trio Capital victims signal their intention to seek an 'Act of Grace' payment from the Government based on regulators' failings....

Financial planning

There is some concern in the industry about the language used by ASIC in its consultation papers on the delivery of financial advice....

Financial planning

Anthony James and Jim Boynton explain why financial planners shouldn’t delay their FOFA implementation....

Life/Risk

The Financial Services Council has received support from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission for its new framework aimed at reducing churning in life/ris...

Financial planning

ASIC is conducting a surveillance campaign to catch out unlicensed credit providers....

Editorial

The approach ASIC has signaled it will adopt to scaled advice and the best interests duty is a welcome development for financial planning industry....

Financial planning

Some authorised representatives of banned licensee Morrison Carr claim ASIC did not notify them as soon as the dealer group's licence was cancelled, leaving them practisi...

Financial planning

The head of TAL-owned Pivotal Financial Advisers, Maria Cheer, will be leaving the company as Craig Parker takes the role, Money Management has confirmed....

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