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A former director of Progressive Investment Securities has been convicted on nine charges of making false statements under oath to the Australian Securities and Investmen...

Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association has released a checklist of regulatory requirements to assist members when advising clients on superannuation switching....

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Financial planning

An unlicensed adviser in Queensland has received a five-and-a-half year jail term for the dishonest use of over $500,000 of investors’ money...

Financial planning

ASIC has been receiving more reports about breaches of the Corporations Act, but has been acting on fewer of them, according to a report by the Australian National Audit ...

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has cancelled the Australian financial services licence of Sovereign Capital Limited....

Financial planning

A bill that will allow the Australian Securities and Investments Commission to enter into a cooperative audit arrangement with the US Public Company Accounting Oversight ...

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A judgement by the Federal Court will make it easier for clients of the Melbourne-based company, Money for Living, to seek legal advice after an announcement last week th...

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has permanently banned a Tasmanian manager from providing financial services for fraudulent and dishonest behaviour....

Financial planning

The promoter of an illegal early release superannuation scheme has been ordered to forfeit property valued at over $5 million to the Commonwealth as a result of charges b...

Financial planning

Federal Tasmanian Liberal Senator John Watson has again asked the Australian Securities and Investments Commission to account for its lack of action in the lead up to the...

Financial planning

The Supreme Court of New South Wales has extended orders preventing the sole director of Palentia, formerly known as Kebbel, from leaving the country and disposing of his...

Financial planning

A superannuation fund auditor who issued unqualified audit reports has given an enforceable undertaking to the APRA....

Financial planning

The corporate regulator has urgently sought orders to restrain the sole director of Palentia, a company formerly known as Kebbel, from leaving the country following a tip...

Financial planning

The SMS Advising Group has had its Australian Financial Services Licence revoked by ASIC....

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