A proposal for ASIC criminal trials to be introduced to the Federal Court has received backlash from the Law Council of Australia, which argues the judges lack sufficient...

Proposals to place US or UK-style restrictions on products in the Australian managed investment schemes would be “radical” when ASIC already has significant product inter...

With Australia’s ageing population increasingly at risk of financial abuse, a law firm has shared tips for advisers to look out for in protecting their clients’ finances....

Two-thirds of all licensees are paying over $1 million annually in internal compliance costs, including 13 per cent of those with less than 100 staff and representatives,...

The regulation of financial advice is one of the highest priorities for the Australian Law Reform Commission as it looks to revamp financial services legislation....

ASIC is looking to make examples of firms when it comes to greenwashing and taking a forthright position when asking them for changes, according to two lawyers who have d...

A move to regulate the Buy Now Pay Later space could have wide-ranging implications and change the investment case for holding the providers in portfolios, writes Ursula ...

With the recent spate of data breaches now extending to the financial services industry, AFSLs are racing to ensure that their information management procedures are up to...

Law firm K&L Gates has appointed a partner for its asset management and investment fund practice. ...

A former tax partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers has been de-registered as a tax agent for integrity breaches after disclosing details of confidential law reforms....

Justice Sarah Derrington, who led the Australian Law Reform Commission’s review into financial services legislation, is to depart after five years. ...

There has never been a better time to pursue a career in advice as consumer demand is rising, according to 2022 FPA University Student of the Year winner, Matthew Kanizay...

The Financial Services Council has warned it would be unwise for ASIC to be given greater powers in creating financial services legislation and any steps towards this sho...

With two days left to submit responses to the ALRC Review, the Corporations Act has been likened to a “disordered share house” that requires re-design and a deep clean. ...