REGULATION

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...

Financial planning

Two former senior executives of Benjamin Hornigold Limited have been charged with dishonest breach of duties and misleading the ASX....

Policy & Regulation

The prudential regulator has opted to maintain its macroprudential settings, citing a “high degree of uncertainty” in the economic outlook. ...

Financial planning

Recommendations like the removal of SOA requirements and embracing digital advice have been strongly endorsed by industry groups, who state this is ‘the time for bravery’...

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Financial planning

In her recommendations in the Quality of Advice Review, Michelle Levy has stayed the course to do away with Statement of Advice requirements....

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Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

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Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

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ASIC has suspended the Australian Financial Services Licence of a Melbourne-based financial advice firm....

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The corporate regulator has issued infringement notices to three AFSLs whose financial advisers provided personal advice to a retail client while unregistered....

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ASIC has released the results of its first adviser exam to be held in 2025, with 241 candidates attempting the test....

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