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Financial planning

Breaches around structured products and advice see ASIC impose licence conditions on JB Global....

Funds management

ASIC proposes to tighten the disclosure requirements to retail investors around unlisted property....

People & Products

Premium Investors has announced it will add industry veteran Lindsay Mann to its board, who will help with the company’s strategy of delivering solid dividends to shareho...

Financial planning

ASIC has formed an Emerging Risk Committee specifically aimed at identifying risks to the Australian financial services system before they occur....

Financial planning

A Sydney-based mortgage broker has received a $27,500 fine for advertising credit services it was not licensed to provide, according to the Australian Securities and Inve...

Financial planning

Shadforth Financial Group and Snowball Financial Solutions have completed the first stage of their planned merger, with more than 90 per cent of holders in Shadforth acce...

Financial planning

Sweetened deal sees IOOF acquisition of DKN ready to proceed....

Financial planning

IOOF sweetens acquisition proposal for DKN and wins director support....

Financial planning

Snowball Group has given investors an indication of its plans for the merger with Shadforth Financial Group Holdings, with integration, enhanced services and further merg...

People & Products

Crescent Capital founding partner Andrew McGill will succeed Mark Burgess as chief executive of Treasury Group, commencing 12 July....

Financial planning

Accountants who are also insolvency practitioners will be required to remove certain conflicts of interest once the exposure draft issued by the Accounting Professional a...

Financial planning

New ASIC chairman, Greg Medcraft wants financial service 'gatekeepers' to vet products going to retail investors....

Financial planning

ASIC chairman, Greg Medcraft points to more focused scrutiny of financial services advertising....

Policy & Regulation

It may be two years before the full impact of FOFA on planning practice valuations becomes clear....

Financial planning

New research reveals many financial planners question the effectiveness of ASIC in doing its job....

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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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