dispute resolution

Financial planning

Could ASIC’s public IDR plans lead to under-reporting?

As ASIC looks to publish firm-level data on the internal dispute resolution regime, a compliance professional has warned it could have unintended consequences, such as un...

Financial planning

AFCA updates on FY26 fee rise

The Australian Financial Complaints Authority has shared how much its member fees will rise in the next financial year. ...

Financial planning

The key way for members to reduce their AFCA fees

AFCA chief executive, David Locke, has shared a key way for its financial services member firms to reduce the volume of fees paid to the organisation, which it says are “...

Financial planning

ASIC punishes Solar for licensee oversight

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has cancelled the licence of a Sydney-based financial advisory firm following surveillance into potential issues of l...

Financial planning

CIO warns against dispute resolution merger

The Credit and Investments Ombudsman has rebuffed a report's findings favouring a merger between EDR schemes, arguing the two-scheme arrangement enabled comparisons and r...

Financial planning

FOS wary of banking tribunal

The FOS has cautioned against a new dispute resolution forum in the form of a banking tribunal, warning the Government should allow for the completion of the review into ...