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The ongoing process of the Quality of Advice Review has now taken twice as long as it took for the findings of the Hayne royal commission but it is understood this is "a ...
Financial planning
The Senate economics legislation committee has pushed back the release of its findings on the Delivering Better Financial Outcomes bill, the same day as the Coalition wri...
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
As persistent regulatory changes drive demand for risk and compliance teams, competition is heating up in the shallow talent pool, with firms taking up to six months to f...
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...
Policy & Regulation
With several financial services firms looking to implement AI into their business, the federal government is examining introducing mandatory guardrails to ensure it can b...
Financial planning
Hundreds of AFSLs with retail authorisation must now report internal dispute resolution to ASIC by 29 February as the final tranche of the regime’s implementation kicks i...
Financial planning
A former Brisbane financial adviser, who was permanently banned by ASIC in April, has appeared in court charged with two counts of providing false or misleading informati...
Financial planning
The government has released the first consultation on its Delivering Better Financial Outcomes reforms, focused on removing regulatory red tape....
Financial planning
The government’s response to the Quality of Advice Review has been ranked by Ensombl as the number one issue discussed among financial advisers with advisers keen for mor...
Financial planning
ASIC has shared how many Australian financial services licences were granted and rejected by the corporate regulator in the 2022-2023 financial year....
People & Products
The corporate regulator has announced several appointments to its executive leadership team, as it reaches the final stages of executing its new organisational structure....
Features
Newly opened this year from its COVID-19 lockdowns, two tailwinds are in place which are making China a more appealing investment option for Australian investors....
Funds management
With ASIC playing a role in interpreting the law through materials like regulatory guides and in part enforcing the law through stop orders, a panel has questioned if the...
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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...