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Financial planning
The regulator says it secured $32.2 million in civil penalties and nine criminal convictions in the six months to 30 June....
Financial planning
A wide range of strategic priorities are set to fall under the corporate regulator’s enforcement spotlight in the next 12 months, including the risk management and data s...
Financial planning
In light of recent ASIC investigations, Assured Support has outlined how compliance programs can fail within advice practices and licensees if they are treated as “neces...
Policy & Regulation
The Governance Institute has said ASIC’s governance arrangements are no longer “fit for purpose” in a time when financial markets are quickly innovating and cyber crime b...
Financial planning
ASIC has banned a financial services director for 10 years and cancelled the AFSL of his company for his “cavalier attitude” to financial services laws, including inappro...
Funds management
ASIC has reassured investors that Australian equity markets operate with a “high level of integrity” following its latest market cleanliness report....
Financial planning
The decision to convict an NSW individual this week for unlicensed financial advice hinged on the use of disclaimers in a PowerPoint presentation....
Financial planning
As the 2023–24 financial year comes to a close, Money Management reviews the financial advisers who fell under the regulator’s enforcement spotlight....
Financial planning
ASIC has detailed to the Senate economics committee why it decided to pursue action against Dixon Advisory rather than the individual advisers involved in the wrongdoing....
Financial planning
The balance of ASIC enforcement activity is skewed towards civil rather than criminal cases, but the corporate regulator says it is seeking to redress this balance. ...
People & Products
ASIC chief executive, Warren Day, is among senior executives to depart the corporate regulator amid changes to its leadership team....
Financial planning
The fact there has already been two enforceable undertakings this year, including one from a former adviser, compared to just five in 2023 indicates ASIC is returning to ...
Financial planning
ASIC kicked off the year with its first licence cancellation and a contempt of court application as it states it is seeking to send a “clear compliance and deterrence mes...
Financial planning
The actions of Sydney fraudster Melissa Caddick have resulted in heavy costs for the financial advice subsector, as the FAAA calls for costs of enforcement against unlice...
Superannuation
ASIC has announced its enforcement priorities for 2024, which include two new points relating to the superannuation industry....
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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...