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Policy & Regulation

The securities regulator said it has taken action to stop several proposed initial coin offerings or “token-generation events” that target retail investors....

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Policy & Regulation

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has been formally legislatively uncoupled from the Australian Public Service, allowing it to employ people on competi...

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Policy & Regulation

Peter Kell has resigned as deputy chair of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, effective from 6 December, this year, following seven years of service at...

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Policy & Regulation

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has banned two former Macquarie advisers from providing financial services for 10 years. ...

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Policy & Regulation

The Federal Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg says he believes the Australian Securities and Investments Commission has a case to answer for the issues raised in the Royal Commi...

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Financial planning

The regulator has permanently banned unlicensed financial adviser, Senen Pousa, from providing financial services or engaging in credit activity....

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Financial planning

The regulator has commenced civil action in the Federal Court against Dover Financial Advisers and its sole director, Terry McMaster....

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Policy & Regulation

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has commenced civil proceedings against ANZ Banking Group....

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Policy & Regulation

The securities regulator has updated market integrity rules to facilitate the introduction of Chi-X Australia’s new financial product known as transferable custody receip...

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Policy & Regulation

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal has upheld the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s decision to ban Perth-based Westpac adviser....

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Policy & Regulation

Most financial planning groups may have signed up with the new Australian Financial Complaints Authority, but superannuation funds appear to be dragging their feet....

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Life/Risk

CBA has acknowledged that it was not frank and open in a dispute with the Financial Ombudsman Service, the Royal Commission has been told....

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Policy & Regulation

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has approved the Australian Financial Complaints Authority’s Complaint Resolution Scheme Rules. ...

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Life/Risk

Freedom chief operating officer Craig Orton has admitted to the Royal Commission that aggressive insurance sales practices within his organisation led to poor customer ou...

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Life/Risk

The Royal Commission has pointed to flaws and inconsistencies in the regulatory environment around life insurance, including that there is no penalty capable of being imp...

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