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Financial planning

A former Allianz financial adviser has been sentenced to five years' imprisonment, while ASIC has permanently banned her after she was caught allegedly stealing clients’ ...

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Financial planning

ASIC has permanently banned a former AMP financial planner after he was found to have prioritised his own interests over that of his clients....

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Financial planning

A Victorian man has been imprisoned for illegally obtaining funds to develop property and for conducting a financial services business without a licence....

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Financial planning

ASIC has accepted an enforceable undertaking (EU) from a Perth financial services firm after concerns about its risk management and compliance framework....

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Life/Risk

ASIC has put insurers on notice to address serious failures in the sale of add-on insurance through car dealers....

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Financial planning

ASIC cancelled The Sharemarket College’s AFS licence and banned its responsible managers from providing financial services for making misleading claims....

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Superannuation

ASIC has simplified the registration process for prospective SMSF auditors, to reduce red tape and save time for applicants....

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Financial planning

ANZ Bank will refund $28.8 million in fees to more than 390,000 customers for failing to disclose when periodical payments would apply....

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Financial planning

Former CEO of Wickham Securities has been sentenced to five years’ imprisonment in respect of 11 fraud offences....

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Financial planning

The operational standards in ASIC’s RG255 on robo-advice appear to be quite low, FinaMetrica believes....

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Financial planning

ASIC has released a regulatory guidance for digital advice providers which requires them to monitor and test their own algorithms on a regular basis to ensure advice is a...

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Financial planning

The Federal Court has ruled Storm Financial directors breached their duties under the Corporations Act and provided inappropriate advice to investors without accounting f...

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Policy & Regulation

ASIC has banned two former Macquarie advisers for poor advice and lack of compliance as part of its Wealth Management Project. ...

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Funds management

Macquarie Investment Management has been subject to civil penalties in the NSW Supreme Court over its role as responsible entity for the van Eyk Blueprint funds....

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Financial planning

The corporate regulator has accepted an EU from My Adviser, after finding instances of poor advice provided by disgraced property developer, Craig Gore. ...

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