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For the first time in years the financial services portfolio has been brought fully into the Cabinet room thanks to the elevation of Senator Jane Hume....

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Documents provided to a Parliamentary Committee have revealed the Australian Securities and Investments Commission paid a top tier legal firm for an independent opinion o...

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The documents attaching to the rental allowance controversy which led up to the resignation of Australian Securities and Investments Commission deputy chair, Daniel Crenn...

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The funding of consumer submissions by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s Consumer Advisory Panel warrants greater scrutiny of the regulator and its a...

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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has seen a “significant escalation” in complaints about unlicensed operators providing financial product advice witho...

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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has confirmed that its industry funding model is helping underwrite the cost of consumer submissions such as those us...

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A new survey has revealed Australia as a global laggard on portfolio holdings disclosure with Morningstar delivering it a lowest-possible Australia has received a signifi...

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Financial advisers may be significantly constrained in using the term “independent” but asset consultants are largely in the clear because asset consultation is not a leg...

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The Financial Services Council has nominated initiating a compensation scheme of last resort as one of the major challenges facing the Government in 2021. ...

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Both the Australian Securities and Investments Commission and the Treasury will need adequate funding and resourcing to handle their new regulatory roles following the cl...

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Financial advisers and authorised representatives looking to provide claims handling services for insurance products will be able to represent more than one Australian fi...

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The corporate regulator has commenced proceedings against Sydney-based derivatives provider Union Standard International Group over illegal Chinese activities....

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