PETER KELL
Financial planning
The principal of Levitt Robinson has said it is inappropriate for the corporate watchdog to launch an appeal against an $82.5 million settlement between former Storm Fina...
Financial planning
ASIC uses Macquarie’s Storm settlement to challenge premium handed to those who fund class actions....
Financial planning
Payday lender Nimble Australia has changed its advertising following ASIC concerns it was potentially misleading....
Financial planning
A British Virgin Islands-based company has consented to Federal Court orders preventing it from selling shares and providing financial services in Australia....
Financial planning
Providing unlicensed SMSF advice was one of the reasons Money Choice had its licence cancelled and its director banned by ASIC....
Financial planning
ASIC claims it isn’t responsible for preventing investor losses and wants manufacturers to educate investors on complex products....
Financial planning
ASIC deputy chair Peter Kell has cautioned dealer groups on hiring planners who previously worked for dodgy advice practices....
Financial planning
Financial advisers’ behaviour flagged after complaints of inappropriate advice....
People & Products
ASIC Commissioner Peter Kell has been promoted to deputy chair for a five-year period and will commence his new role on 6 May....
Superannuation
The Property Investment Professionals of Australia (PIPA) has welcomed the findings of the regulator’s SMSF Taskforce, but says trustees still require specialised propert...
ASIC’s SMSF Taskforce has reviewed 100 investor files relating to the establishment of SMSFs in an effort to improve the quality of advice given to investors, it said. ...
Financial planning
ASIC has banned a Sydney-based mortgage broker from engaging in credit activities for five years and cancelled his Australian credit licence....
Superannuation
The mortgage broking industry appears to have created a more aggressive push into the ever-expanding SMSF segment. ...
Superannuation
ASIC has signaled it will soon be issuing a consultation paper dealing with the costs associated with self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs)....
Superannuation
ASIC Commissioner Peter Kell has pointed to poor quality advice with respect to SMSFs and the influence of real property spruikers....
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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...