ASIC

Editorial

Jack Flader, the US lawyer named as being connected to the Trio/Astarra collapse, now knows what it is like to be thrashed with a damp lettuce leaf. ...

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Financial planning

Providing unlicensed SMSF advice was one of the reasons Money Choice had its licence cancelled and its director banned by ASIC....

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Editorial

ASIC has established new competency standards around RG 146, but Cecilia Storniolo writes that there are many loose ends that need to be resolved before the ground rules ...

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Financial planning

As expected, the Government has limited its Budget support for the financial services regulators....

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Financial planning

The case against Westpoint Group directors Norman Carey and Graeme Rundle has officially been dropped by the District Court of Western Australia. ...

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Financial planning

If an investor does not understand a product they should not buy it, even if their financial planner recommends it, according to ASIC Chairman Greg Medcraft. ...

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Financial planning

ASIC claims it isn’t responsible for preventing investor losses and wants manufacturers to educate investors on complex products....

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Financial planning

The expected 2013 Budget cuts to the Public Service may encompass APRA and ASIC....

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Editorial

With shrinking planner interest and very few product suppliers left in the market, the reverse mortgage sector is screaming for attention, Andrew Tsanadis writes. ...

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Editorial

Many advisers feel it’s time the investment train pulled away from the platform, but what sort of ride are they in for? Benjamin Levy reports....

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Financial planning

Research houses will embark on a campaign of actively promoting their compliance with conflict of interest requirements before the 1 September deadline imposed by ASIC RG...

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Financial planning

Australian Financial Services ends its run as licence cancelled under voluntary administration....

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Financial planning

ASIC deputy chair Peter Kell has cautioned dealer groups on hiring planners who previously worked for dodgy advice practices....

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Editorial

Macquarie Group has announced a 17 per cent increase in net profit of $851 million for the full-year ended 31 March....

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Financial planning

In an unusual twist the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has issued a warning calling for consumers to be wary of cold callers claiming to represen...

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