ASIC

Financial planning

Did advisers use super choice to protect trails?

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has confirmed it is investigating whether planners recommended super choice over MySuper to protect their trailing co...

Financial planning

Bad advice created FASEA says O’Dwyer

Repeated instances of bad advice made it necessary for the Government to create the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority regime, according to the Minister for...

Financial planning

Extend professionalism beyond planners says ASIC

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has signalled a push to extend financial services professionalism beyond financial planners....

Policy & Regulation

ASIC gets second deputy chair

The Government will pass legislation to create a second deputy chairman of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission....

Financial planning

ASIC confirms likelihood of industry fund advice probe

A senior Australian Securities and Investments Commission executive has confirmed the likelihood of the regulator examining financial advice provided by industry funds, b...

Policy & Regulation

Just five firms using ASIC’s sandbox

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has admitted only five firms are using its so-called regulatory sandbox, with many others utilising pre-existing alte...

Financial planning

PI not adequate for fintechs providing financial advice

Consumer group Choice has warned parliamentarians that professional indemnity insurance is an inadequate safeguard for financial technology firms providing financial advi...

Superannuation

FCA orders winding up of Superfunded

The Federal Court has made orders by consent to wind up Western Australian company Superfunded, following an application from ASIC to appoint a liquidator last month....

Editorial

Can ASIC appropriately handle competition powers?

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission wants competition powers added to its regulatory armoury, but history suggests a need for caution on the part of the ...

Policy & Regulation

ASIC releases reports on Financial Literacy Strategy

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has released a report on the progress of their National Financial Literacy Strategy. ...

Policy & Regulation

O’Dwyer points to RC review of ASIC and APRA

The Royal Commission into the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services industry will be examining the effectiveness and ability of the financial services regulators...

Policy & Regulation

Super pressure paused RG 97 implementation

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has admitted that negative feedback from superannuation funds and lobby groups persuaded it to place the implementati...

Financial planning

ASIC admits it has never investigated industry fund advice

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has admitted it has never specifically investigated advice provided by industry superannuation funds....

Financial planning

Warning on unlicensed advice

The Government has been warned that changes to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission fintech sandbox may give rise to instances of unlicensed advice....

Financial planning

AFCA open for business by 1 November

The Minister for Revenue and Financial Services, Kelly O’Dwyer, said the Australian Financial Complaints Authority would be ready to receive disputes by 1 November 2018. ...