ASIC

Financial planning

A former Bell Potter Securities adviser has been sentenced for dishonest conduct involving more than $1.7 million....

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Superannuation

ASIC chairman Greg Medcraft points to greater scrutiny of super funds flowing form market-based financing....

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People & Products

ASIC Commissioner Peter Kell has been promoted to deputy chair for a five-year period and will commence his new role on 6 May....

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Editorial

Financial planners are going to be fundamentally affected by the Tax Agent Services Act but, as Cecilia Storniolo explains, there will be many unanswered questions almost...

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Superannuation

SMSFs may be booming - but the unwary can also find themselves within the sights of a small number of dodgy property advisers and mortgage brokers, writes Damon Taylor. ...

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Superannuation

ASIC is urging SMSF auditors to apply for registration before the end of the month. ...

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Superannuation

SPAA has cautioned against any over-reaction following the release of the ASIC report into professional advice in the self-managed super fund sector....

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Superannuation

The Property Investment Professionals of Australia (PIPA) has welcomed the findings of the regulator’s SMSF Taskforce, but says trustees still require specialised propert...

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Financial planning

A former self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) adviser has been found guilty at Downing Centre Local Court after pleading guilty to one count of lodging a false stateme...

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Editorial

Mike Taylor explains the writing was on the wall long before the announcement of a number of practices leaving the AFS Group....

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Editorial

Market conditions are driving a renewed interest in alternative investments, but a number of practical limitations may be limiting allocations in the retail space. Bela M...

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Financial planning

PIS CEO Pete Walther is stepping down after 18 months with the company....

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Financial planning

Financial advisers have been listed as the dominant distributors of retail structured products in Australia by research undertaken by IOSCO. ...

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ASIC’s SMSF Taskforce has reviewed 100 investor files relating to the establishment of SMSFs in an effort to improve the quality of advice given to investors, it said. ...

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Financial planning

The recent flurry of opinions around making financial planners accountable to the Tax Agent Services Act (TASA) only continues to fuel more flawed arguments that are not ...

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Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

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Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

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ASIC has suspended the Australian Financial Services Licence of a Melbourne-based financial advice firm....

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The corporate regulator has issued infringement notices to three AFSLs whose financial advisers provided personal advice to a retail client while unregistered....

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ASIC has released the results of its first adviser exam to be held in 2025, with 241 candidates attempting the test....

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