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ASIC pursues charges against Westpoint directors, Norman Carey and Graeme Rundle....
Financial planning
ASIC has called for companies to provide more clarity on remuneration arrangements for their directors and executives....
Financial planning
A group of investors in the distressed Premium Income Fund (PIF) have commenced urgent legal action against Brisbane-based fund manager Wellington Capital and its directo...
Financial planning
A $29 million class action on behalf of Fincorp investors will go ahead after being granted approval by the Federal Court of Australia on Friday....
Editorial
Frequent changes in the law mean compliance issues can often be a legal minefield. Here, lawyers David Court, Sonnie Bailey and Kathryn Wardrobe answer three frequently a...
Financial planning
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has granted extended relief for market makers wishing to hedge risk by short selling securities....
Financial planning
A Victorian family who allege they lost $400,000 due to flawed investment advice is suing Morgan Stanley Smith Barney....
Financial planning
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has called upon the Treasury to restrict the use of the term 'financial planner' under law. ...
Financial planning
Former Fincorp CEO and chairman Eric Krecichwost has been jailed for three and a half years....
Editorial
Paul Derham explains the important role a compliance committee plays in reducing regulatory and operational risk for licensees....
Financial planning
More than 5,000 investors who have lost money through collapsed Fincorp Investments may be eligible for compensation under a proposed settlement scheme negotiated by Slat...
Financial planning
The FPA has responded to the ISN's claims of a 'crisis of confidence' with the financial planning industry by encouraging planning clients to ensure advice they receive i...
Funds management
A former Gold Coast property developer has been committed to stand trial for fraud, having raised about $2.2 million from Australian investors in an unregistered managed ...
Editorial
Mike Taylor reports that the former chief justice of the High Court, Sir Anthony Mason, has pointed to the legislative challenges facing the Government in delivering an e...
Financial planning
A Perth-based property funds responsible entity has had its AFSL cancelled by ASIC....
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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...
Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...