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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has moved to make it easier for corporate groups to satisfy the cash needs requirement under Policy Statement ...
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Fraud in financial services will come under close scrutiny next month when a hard hitting and potentially industry damaging report on the issue is released....
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Financial Planning Association chief executive Ken Breakspear will step down from the role on October 10, indicating he would not renew his contract and end his 15 years ...
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The Financial Planning Association (FPA) and the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) have hit out at the possible increased regulatory powers of the Aust...
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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has moved to ease pressure on it following a rush of Australian Financial Services (AFS) licence applications ...
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Two executives of a firm that allows superannuation fund members to redeem their super today appeared in the Gold Coast Magistrates Court charged with making false or mis...
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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has joined forces with financial services regulators in the US, UK and Hong Kong in a world first internationa...
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Does agribusiness really have a place in a client’s portfolio? Deirdre Keown reports....
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Former Tasmanian financial adviser Mervyn William Mitchell appeared in Hobart Magistrates Court today on 110 charges brought by the Australian Securities and Investments ...
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A case of attempted fraud has surfaced with training and education provider Integratec alleging a woman has forged education qualifications in attempt to dishonestly ente...
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The financial planning industry is struggling to rid itself of incompetent and outright fraudulent advisers due to dealer groups fearing defamation reprisals and a tarnis...
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A former back office manager for Bridges Financial Services has been sentenced to two and a half years’ jail after pleading guilty to 60 counts of dishonestly using his p...
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A former AMP superannuation agent has entered a guilty plea in the Sydney District Court to one charge of defrauding a former client following an Australian Securities an...
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Macquarie’s private equity arm is to raise its compliance standards after giving an enforceable undertaking to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)...
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Disadvantaged investors are not bound by yesterday’s undertaking to industry regulators by the National Australia Bank to pay $67.2 million in compensation following prod...
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The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...
It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...