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Financial planning

ASIC’s Wealth Management Project and an ANZ breach report has resulted in an adviser suffering a one year ban....

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Policy & Regulation

ASIC has formally canvassed the use of a “regulatory sandbox” approach which would allow fintech companies to test products for six months without an AFSL....

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Funds management

ASIC is taking legal action against NAB for market manipulation, in relation to its involvement in setting the bank bill swap reference rate between 2010 and 2012....

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Accounting

Accountants have been warned they are entering criminal territory if they provide unlicensed advice after 30 June....

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Financial planning

The independent tribunal has upheld ASIC’s decision to permanently ban former Equititrust CEO, Mark McIvor, from providing any financial services....

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Funds management

Second man found guilty for insider trading offence, after he profited $1 million, said ASIC....

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Financial planning

ASIC will closely monitor robo-advice and the industry could start to see cases of non-compliance in the next 12 to 18 months as a result....

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Policy & Regulation

ASIC has banned the former director of Provident Capital from the industry for five years for breaching his duties and failing to comply with the law. ...

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Funds management

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has cancelled the Australian financial services license of wholesale service provider, TMK Index Limited....

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Accounting

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission signalled it will be scrutinising accountants giving advice after 30 June....

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Funds management

ASIC will review its management fees regulatory framework (class order) and is seeking feedback from the financial services industry....

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Financial planning

ASIC has permanently banned Tasmanian financial adviser, Kenneth Drake, from providing any financial services following his conviction of two counts of stealing....

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Financial planning

ASIC has permanently banned a former HSBC financial planner from financial services for dishonest conduct in relation to millions of dollars of clients’ funds....

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Accounting

Accountants are increasingly flooding education providers with questions in the lead up to the accountants’ exemption as well as ASIC’s soft deadline of 1 March....

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Financial planning

An application made by a former AMP planner to restrain ASIC from making a banning decision has been dismissed by the Federal Court....

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