ASIC

Editorial

The adviser’s best interest duty leaves a question mark hanging over what constitutes “reasonable” advice, Merton Miles writes....

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Life/Risk

Both APRA and ASIC express concerns at failure to learn lessons in life/risk sector....

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Superannuation

One of Australia’s regulators fears self-managed super funds could expose investors to inappropriate borrowing strategies, but doesn’t see a role for itself in guarding t...

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Financial planning

Listed entities should prioritise continuous disclosure obligations over any other stakeholder engagement goals, ASIC Commissioner John Price said....

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Financial planning

Class action specialists, Shine Lawyers, are investigating claims against Queensland based financial advice firm FTS....

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Financial planning

Credit Suisse has paid a fine of $88,400 for a costly trading error that was not properly reported. ...

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Financial planning

ASIC has cancelled the AFSLs of seven licensees who did not have adequate professional indemnity insurance....

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Financial planning

ASIC’s enforcement report for the first six months of this year appears to have skirted the issues that made the biggest headlines....

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Financial planning

Despite the success of Government initiatives it will take a generation to bring about significant change in Australians’ financial literacy, Parliamentary secretary to t...

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Financial planning

The Senate inquiry of ASIC into its handling of the Commonwealth Bank is so negative it has tarnished trust in advisers, according to John Brogden....

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Financial planning

ASIC has accepted an enforceable undertaking (EU) from PGW Financial Services....

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Financial planning

The Chief Ombudsman has sought to refute claims that FOS is unaccountable and in urgent need of review....

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Financial planning

PIS has completed a monitoring program with ASIC stating the group had made significant improvements in compliance and audit functions...

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Funds management

ASIC is seeking industry feedback to proposed changes to the rules that require compulsory trade reporting of OTC derivatives....

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Policy & Regulation

Macquarie has used its AGM to claim it is on track in meeting the terms of its 2013 Macquarie Private Wealth enforceable undertaking....

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