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Policy & Regulation

The Commonwealth Bank has entered an Enforceable Undertaking with the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority after a Prudential Panel identified multiple failings inc...

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Policy & Regulation

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has permanently banned three Sydney-based mortgage brokers from engaging in credit activities. ...

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Policy & Regulation

The Australian Securities and Investments Commissions has taken action to wind up five land banking companies and disqualify two officers from managing corporations....

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Financial planning

The Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry has already canvassed a tougher and more effective regulatory and lice...

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Policy & Regulation

The Institute of Public Accountants has accused the Australian Securities and Investments Commission of being more focused on revenue than actually regulating....

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Policy & Regulation

Victims of Financial Fraud has called for former Australian Securities and Investments Commission chair, Greg Medcraft, to be listed on the Global Magnitsky Act, alleging...

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News

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s Louise Macaulay believes the regulator should have used its banning powers more often....

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Policy & Regulation

The Federal Treasurer, Scott Morrison has said that it is a matter for the Royal Commission whether the Australian Securities and Investments Commission and the Australia...

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Accounting

Updated guidance from ASIC sets out some basic principles which tax and BAS agents can apply to understand whether their advice falls within Australian Financial Services...

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Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has suspended the Australian financial services licence of Direct FX Trading for failing to comply with the financial...

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News

The Association of Financial Advisers chief executive, Phil Kewin has been asked what it takes for an adviser to be expelled from his organisation....

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Financial planning

The Federal Court has ordered the wind up of an illegal investment scheme known as the VKK Investments Unit Trust and the trustee and operator of that scheme, Gem Managem...

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Policy & Regulation

The Federal Court has ordered the Australian Securities and Investments Commission to wind up an illegal investment scheme, VKK Investments Unit Trust, and its trustee an...

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Policy & Regulation

The Turnbull Government will strengthen criminal and civil penalties for corporate and financial misdeeds, following revelations of staggering misconduct in this week’s R...

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Policy & Regulation

A NSW company director has been given a 12-month suspended sentence for carrying on a financial services business without an AFS licence....

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