The COVID-19 pandemic could act as the catalyst for regulatory pragmatism aimed at lowering the cost of advice, according to the Financial Services Council....

Shares in Facebook have risen 25% since the start of 2020 but every company that has a similar growth profile as the social network is trading higher, according to Capita...

Victorian financial advisers impacted by the COVID-19 lockdowns can rely on a “no action” position on the part of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission wit...

National Australia Bank super entities NULIS and MLC Nominees have been hit by Federal Court penalties out of an Australian Securities and Investments Commission action o...

Financial services companies cannot necessarily rely on claims of legal privilege to prevent the Australian Securities and Investments Commission obtaining documents – so...

Former investment analyst, Michael Ming Jinn Ho, has been sentenced to three years imprisonment for insider trading in Bing Un Limited shares....

Working as a director in financial services can come with regulatory risk, writes David Court, so it is important to know how to manage those responsibilities and avoid a...

The corporate regulator has obtained an interim injunction against Mayfair 101 managing director, James Mawhinney....

The Financial Planning Association has used an updated pre-Budget submission to urge the Government to roll functions of the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Author...

The corporate regulator has offered regulatory relief for initial public offerings following public consultation....

Too many Governments have looked for quick fixes where financial adviser regulation is concerned and it is time for an audit and the removal of costly and unnecessary lay...

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has announced it has registered an amending instrument to specify an end date for three COVID-19 related instruments....

An article written by a Sydney lawyer has warned that financial advice is in danger of market failure because it has been the subject of significant legislative over-reac...

A new litigation funding inquiry is to begin by the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services to shine a light on the practices of lawyers. ...