The Federal Court has approved the proposed scheme of arrangement under which Charter Hall Limited will acquire Folkestone....

Commonwealth Financial Planning has sought an extension of time from the independent expert appointed to oversee the outcome of its enforceable undertaking (EU) over fees...

With ASIC having recently stopped a number of retail initial coin offerings and token generation events, The Fold Legal finds that tokens don’t always fit neatly into the...

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has signalled the likelihood that it will become significantly more litigious in the wake of the Royal Commission....

Industry superannuation funds have questioned why product manufacturers such as investment managers have been “carved-out” of the Government’s new laws around design and ...

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is arguing that giving it product sales training intervention powers may reduce the need for it to take extreme actio...

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission said it will commence a review of school banking programs in primary schools....

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has cancelled the Australian financial services licence of Direct FX Trading Pty Ltd. ...

The Financial Planning Association has suggested risk rating financial products to better target consumer protections....

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has signalled that financial institutions with a poor breach reporting record are likely to find themselves dealing w...

Folkestone has announced that its shareholders have approved the acquisition of the firm by Charter Hall....

Industry Super Australia has accused elements of the retail advice sector of lobbying to water down the rules around personal advice and product distribution....

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has told a key parliamentary committee it is funded and empowered to be the financial services “competition champion”....

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has flagged impending enforcement action against advice licensees for Fee Disclosure Statement failings and a broader...