It may be well into 2017 before ASIC has cleared the backlog of applications from accountants seeking limited licensing....

ASIC has recommended that certain types of advisers should be covered by whistle-blower protections. ...

Brisbane financial planning firm, Carwardine Financial Services, has agreed to undergo an independent external review of its compliance following ASIC surveillance....

ASIC has concluded monitoring dealer group, Lionsgate Financial Group after it imposed additional conditions on the firm’s AFSL in 2013 for failure to ensure its advisers...

A forensic report found the CBA failed to meet the time-frames for several clients who requested reviews for poor advice provided between 2003 and 2012....

ASIC has permanently banned Christopher John Griggs from providing financial services for his dishonest conduct....

ASIC’s extension of fee and cost disclosure requirements for super trustees will assist the industry to increase transparency, ASFA believes....

ASIC has launched a digital toolkit aimed at helping Australians navigate financial advice and assist with the research....

ASIC has banned a former Westpac financial adviser from providing financial services for eight years after finding cases of inappropriate advice provided to clients....

ASIC and Morgans Financial Limited have agreed for an independent compliance consultant to monitor and review Morgan’s implementation of recommended compliance measures....

A Parliamentary Committee is recommending tough action by ASIC in naming miscreant licensees and planners and requiring contact with affected clients....

Members of the Financial Planning Association have been granted ASIC relief from opt-in if they sign up to the FPA’s Professional Ongoing Fees Code....

Mike Taylor writes that accountant licensing has thus far proved to be the revolution which has not quite happened but the clock is still ticking. ...

Licensees have been urged to pre-arm themselves with replacement premium registers to counter accusations of churn....