ASIC

Financial planning

An Australian Securities and Investments Commission surveillance has resulted in a former MyPlanner adviser entering into an EU excluding him from the industry for two ye...

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Property

NAB has refunded $1.7 million to 966 home loan customers after it failed to properly set up mortgage offset accounts....

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Financial planning

MG responsible entity has been fined $650,000 by the Federal Court for breaching continuous disclosure laws....

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Policy & Regulation

The Federal Treasury has been told that any industry funding model for ASIC should entail a requirement for the regulator to refund money to licensees....

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Accounting

ASIC has today announced the results from its review of the 30 June 2017 financial reports of 220 listed and other public interest entities....

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Financial planning

Major banks paid or offered customers $215.9 million of an estimated $219.5 million in refunds and interests for failing to provide advice....

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Life/Risk

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission appears to have been successful in persuading a key Parliamentary Committee of its view on life/risk advice and lapse...

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Tech

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has released a review of its regulatory sandbox, which plans to retain waivers for licencing for fintech businesses....

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Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association has harshly criticised proposals to increase compliance penalties against financial planners to double those imposed against people fou...

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Policy & Regulation

ASIC has confirmed around 20 per cent of superannuation fund receive ‘rebates’ from insurers with a similar number accepting corporate hospitality....

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Policy & Regulation

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has confirmed to a Parliamentary Committee it is no longer talking about churn but, rather, lapses and the appropriat...

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Policy & Regulation

The Australian Financial Complaints Authority will come into being next year following the passage of the necessary legislation through the Senate with minor amendments....

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Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has warned it will take action if platform providers break the rules and understate cumulative fees....

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Policy & Regulation

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has sent a clear message to Managed Discretionary Account operators that it sees personal advice as a key protection ...

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Life/Risk

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has made a strong pitch for further law reform to allow it greater scope to handle claims in the life/risk arena....

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