charles Sampford

Financial planning

ASIC went direct to academics to commission controversial submission

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has admitted going direct to Griffith University submissions to commission and pay for a controversial consumer submi...

Policy & Regulation

ASIC's consumer panel also key to FOFA opt-in submission

Members of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s Consumer Advisory Panel played a role in developing a key consumer Future of Financial Advice submission...

Financial planning

ASIC confirms funding status of consumer submission to FASEA

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has confirmed that it helped fund a consumer submission by two Griffith University academics to the Financial Adviser...

Financial planning

ASIC's consumer panel advised on FASEA code submission

A link has been uncovered between the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s Consumer Advisory Panel and a key submission regarded as highly supportive of the...

Financial planning

Advisers query ASIC role in academics' FASEA submission

A designation of work by two Griffith University academics as “consultancy/commercial research” has raised questions about the status of a 2018 submission to the Financia...