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Adviser sentenced to jail and permanently banned from providing financial services....
Policy & Regulation
ATO confirms to IPA conference that it intends reviewing around 11,000 SMSFs....
Superannuation
ASIC wants investors to be better informed before establishing SMSFs but denies it will pursue prescriptive new disclosure requirements....
Financial planning
A South Australian mortgage broker has been convicted after he pleaded guilty to providing misleading home loan appraisal letters to Westpac. ...
Funds management
ASIC has signalled a crackdown on unlicensed property spruikers who advocate self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) investment without the proper authority...
Financial planning
A Melbourne mortgage broker has been banned for five years and his company’s Australian credit licence was cancelled after breaching credit laws....
Financial planning
ASIC has rejected a Money Management report of a union submission citing a culture of bullying and harassment....
Financial planning
ANZ Banking Group is the only major market participant which did not identify any issues with the workings of ASIC. ...
Life/Risk
Insure 247 has made changes to its online insurance websites after ASIC raised concerns that they contained misleading and deceptive advertising....
Superannuation
ASIC cautions investors over spruiking for investments in government rental scheme....
Funds management
Bank of Queensland will expand its review into its compliance systems following further reports of errors in its interest rates and fees....
Policy & Regulation
The ATO flags kicking off the implementation of ‘push’ tax returns in 2014....
Funds management
ASIC urges investors to be aware of the risks associated with FX trading....
Financial planning
Financial literacy training should be embedded in the high school curriculum, a review has concluded. ...
Financial planning
Former staffer accuses ASIC of burying complaints and only acting when complaints reach ‘tsunami level’....
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