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Financial planning

ASIC’s Wealth Management Project has seen another former Commonwealth Financial Planning Limited adviser banned from providing financial services....

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Policy & Regulation

ASIC has pointed to six bannings from its “Wealth Management Project” focused on the largest wealth management firms, including the major banks....

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Policy & Regulation

Taxpayers spent more than $120,000 ferrying ASIC chairman, Greg Medcraft, and his staff to international events in the 2015 financial year....

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Financial planning

In more fall-out from its investigation into the Sherwin Group of companies, ASIC has started an investigation into the operation of Money Market Accounts held by Sherwin...

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Financial planning

ASIC removes New Zealand convicted fraudster from being a company director, who repeatedly approached Australian firms to offer financial services, despite being banned f...

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Financial planning

Coding agency, APIR, launches a legal entity identifier portal for Australian financial markets, meaning companies can get codes through the portal instead of offshore....

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Financial planning

ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of a Western Australian insurance provider for breaches of various reporting, financial and other licensee obligations....

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Financial planning

ASIC has cancelled Dunfo Capital’s AFSL after giving the firm six months to meet its legal obligations and licence conditions. ...

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Financial planning

ASIC received 970 AFSL applications during the January-June period, with nine licences suspended and a further 98 cancelled....

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Financial planning

ASIC has accepted an EU from a former Millennium3 representative, and an AMP representative father-son duo following concerns over their compliance with the law. ...

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Life/Risk

ASIC has banned a life insurance adviser for three years after he did not meet adviser standards expected and failed to comply with financial services law....

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Financial planning

ASIC said documentation won't change consumer biases and behaviours, and has called on institutions to lead consumers to appropriate choices while examining their own cul...

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Financial planning

ASIC has banned a former authorised representative of a NAB-aligned financial group for five years for inappropriate advice. ...

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Funds management

ASIC has launched Federal Court proceedings to wind up Avestra Asset Management, over allegations of persistent breaches of its duties....

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Life/Risk

ASIC alleges Jamie McIntyre firms and Macro Realty Development have contravened the Corporations Act through a proposed property investment....

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