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Financial planning

ASIC has banned a former AMP Financial Planning authorised representative from providing financial services for eight years after finding he had engaged in forgery and mi...

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Financial planning

ASIC has banned a former Sentinel Private Wealth authorised representative from providing financial services for five years after he failed to comply with financial servi...

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Financial planning

A former Queensland financial planner has been jailed for seven years on charges including forgery and fraud....

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Superannuation

ASIC has pointed out that super funds which offer employers seats in their corporate boxes at major sporting events may be guilty of providing an illegal inducement. ...

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Superannuation

Both APRA and ASIC have warned of considerable reputational damage to insurers and super funds if they do not turn talk of improvements into actions....

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Financial planning

The AAT has stayed the ASIC banning of former financial adviser, Michael Spencer, for engaging in warrant price manipulation....

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Financial planning

The financial advice industry could be expected to pay $24 million in levies to fund ASIC under the industry funding model, with much of it falling on personal advice pro...

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Financial planning

ASIC has permanently banned Brisbane financial adviser, George Karakatsanis, from providing financial services for not acting in the best interest of his clients....

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Financial planning

ASIC has banned Brisbane life insurance financial adviser, Christopher Young, for five years as he failed to act in his clients’ best interest....

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Outsider

Outsider has some good news for financial planners and others regulated by ASIC — Peter Kell has admitted madly wasting money and resources....

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Financial planning

ASIC has suspended the AFSL of Paramatta-based firm, Rural and General Insurance Broking, for failing to lodge financial statements....

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Financial planning

ASIC has permanently banned former NSW financial adviser, Ashley Grant Howard, after a lengthy investigation....

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Life/Risk

Macro Realty Group director, Desiree Macpherson, has consented to interim orders from ASIC obtained in a Perth Federal Court earlier this year....

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Financial planning

ASIC has permanently banned a former Queensland authorised representative of an insurance product distributor after being sentenced for fraud and stealing....

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Financial planning

ASIC has highlighted that AFSLs must have access to financial adviser records for the required period, while representatives must also keep records....

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