ASIC

Superannuation

ASIC has disqualified an SMSF auditor who audited a fund of which he was a member and trustee....

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Financial planning

ANZ, NAB, CBA, Westpac and AMP licensees have paid around $23.7 million in refunds for fees charged without the actual provision of advice, with the refund total likely t...

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Financial planning

ASIC’s guidance on digital advice providers’ accountability is controversial as traditional advisers may use technology to automate seemingly trivial documentation, accor...

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Outsider

Outsider was both amused and amazed at Greg Medcraft's decision to not only answer questions posed by the Parliamentary Committee but go the extra mile to tell them offen...

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Life/Risk

ASIC has told the Government that consumers need to know that in the event of a product failure, uncompensated losses are usually attributable to smaller advisory firms....

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Financial planning

ASIC has confirmed it will be relying on professional associations to administer planner codes of conduct with the ultimate sanction being a planner’s loss of membership ...

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Life/Risk

Insurers still involved in remuneration arrangements regarded as conflicted can expect a tough approach from ASIC....

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Funds management

ASIC was seeking orders to wind up investments and technology companies, Gognos Holdings and Dynamic Agri Tech....

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Financial planning

Former Equititrust CEO, Mark McIvor, remains permanently banned from providing financial services....

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Accounting

ASIC has admitted granting accountants the longest-ever licensing transition arrangements yet most still managed to miss their deadline....

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Financial planning

ASIC has cancelled the financial services licence of Western Australian company, Macro All State Investments & Securities Limited....

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Life/Risk

The Government should ban sales commissions on life insurance to better protect consumers, Industry Super Australia said....

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Life/Risk

Under investigation by ASIC, CommInsure has paid claims totalling $2.5 million after updating its definitions....

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Policy & Regulation

The obligations flowing from the FSC’s Life Insurance Code of Conduct may extend beyond its members with the Federal Government signalling it wants the code to carry ASIC...

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Financial planning

Findex Group and Financial Index Australia have been fined $10,800 each for misleading claims on the Findex website, ASIC said....

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