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Financial planning

The FSI final report has recommended establishing a Board to oversight both APRA and ASIC....

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Financial planning

FPA chief executive, Mark Rantall, has expressed disappointment that the ASIC chairman’s comments impacted the entire profession....

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Financial planning

Much as a judge or magistrate has a duty to stay impartial when hearing matters which come before their courts, so too does a Commonwealth regulator....

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Financial planning

ASIC chairman, Greg Medcraft admits he's fired up and heartbroken over bad financial planners. ...

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Financial planning

ASIC has vehemently denied being swayed by lobbying groups to suspend its adviser competency push. ...

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Financial planning

A mortgage lender has been forced to rename one of its loan products after failing to realise that ‘MoneySmart’ has been traded marked by ASIC....

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Financial planning

Australia’s regulatory and legal system has not kept pace with industry and consumer demand for electronic disclosures, according to ASIC. ...

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Financial planning

ASIC has reiterated its calls for a national exam stating that recent changes around education still did not guarantee a consistent national standard for advice....

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Financial planning

ASIC has launched legal action against Make it Mine Finance for violating consumer credit laws, including responsible lending duties....

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Financial planning

ASIC has issued a $42,500 penalty on payday lender Abaz Pty Ltd for failing to get the necessary account statements from consumers....

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Financial planning

ASIC has cancelled the Australian credit licence of Net Finance (Corp) Pty Ltd and banned its director, Graham Tandy, from the credit industry for 10 years....

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Financial planning

ASIC has answered parliamentary questions about superannuation union liaison officers, the type of advice they can provide and whose AFSL they might be working under....

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Financial planning

A former financial adviser has been jailed after being found guilty of stealing shares worth almost $1.5 million to meet margin calls on his mother’s margin lending accou...

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Life/Risk

The Minister for Finance and Acting Asistant Treasurer, Senator Mathias Cormann will address a Money Management breakfast traversing key issues....

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Life/Risk

Risk commissions may be a mis-match for best interests duties, with the current product-driven framework incentivising insurance options that could distract advisers from...

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