ASIC

Funds management

ASIC has succeeded in its attempt to gain interim injunctions against Gallop International Group, Gallop Asset Management and Ming-Chien Wang in the Federal Court....

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Funds management

A former stockbroker from Perth has been sentenced to three years imprisonment for the dishonest use of clients’ funds....

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Financial planning

The Victims of Financial Fraud group has accused ASIC’s outgoing Greg Medcraft of a cover-up in relation to the Trio Capital scheme....

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Editorial

The cost of delivering financial advice has increased dramatically over the past 10 years largely owed to scandals and the belief of politicians that increased regulation...

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Funds management

ASIC has continued its work on the improvement of transparency and comparability of fees and costs for managed investment and superannuation funds....

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Policy & Regulation

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission wants its new product intervention power to have enough teeth to preclude participants in the financial services food...

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Policy & Regulation

The former chairman of ASIC, Greg Medcraft has confirmed he urged the Treasurer, Scott Morrison to extend the Bank Executive Accountability Regime to the insurance sector...

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SMSF

A Sydney woman accused of dishonestly obtaining funds a client’s SMSF account and dealing with the prospects of crime has pleaded guilty, following an investigation by AS...

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Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has revealed its plan to ban advisers it regards as being high risk and having ongoing compliance issues....

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Funds management

ASIC’s Regulatory Guide 97 will have long-term implications for investment strategy across multi-asset fund industry, according to Zenith....

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Financial planning

NSG Services has faced a civil penalty of $1 million by the Federal Court in the first breach of the best interest duty....

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Financial planning

A former NAB adviser has pleaded guilty to two charges of submitting financial planning documents for his own personal gain....

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Funds management

ASIC has released new and updated guidance for the funds management industry for consultation to reduce regulatory burden....

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Policy & Regulation

The ASIC Enforcement Review Taskforce has released its position paper that recommends increasing maximum civil penalty amounts for corporate and financial sector miscondu...

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Editorial

Mike Taylor writes that the Turnbull Government’s determination to avoid a Royal Commission may have resulted in successive exercises in political expediency and the purs...

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