ASIC

Funds management

ASIC has pinpointed five managed funds that need to improve their marketing oversight....

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Policy & Regulation

The Federal Court has dismissed proceedings brought by ASIC against CBA regarding $55 million in fees being charged to almost one million customers....

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Policy & Regulation

ASIC senior executive leader, Leah Sciacca, has reiterated the corporate regulator “encourages tech and innovation” in the financial services industry. ...

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Features

The collapse of crypto giant FTX has renewed calls for greater regulation of digital assets and the role of financial advice. ...

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Funds management

ASIC has issued interim stop orders for Perpetual Investment Management to prevent the firm from distributing two funds to retail investors. ...

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Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has shared information about how the adviser exam will be run in 2023 when it moves to being primarily new entrants....

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Funds management

ASIC has commenced civil penalty proceedings against fintech Block Earner as it alleges it operated an unregistered managed investment scheme....

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Policy & Regulation

The former chief executive of van Eyk Research has been sentenced following his conviction for dishonestly using his director position....

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Financial planning

ASIC has accepted a court enforceable undertaking from financial advisory firm Lasarith Pty and its sole director for failure to provide Statements of Advice. ...

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Funds management

ASIC has placed an interim stop order on offers from Finnia Income Ltd in response to deficiencies in the issuer’s target market determination....

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Financial planning

The corporate regulator has confirmed the number of breaches that were reported to it by another licensee following its exclusion from an earlier data report....

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Funds management

The Federal Court has found NAB engaged in unconscionable conduct by continuing to charge customers over $350,000 in periodic payment fees even though it was aware of the...

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Financial planning

Having already enacted 11 interim stop orders regarding target market determinations, the industry should not expect ASIC to slow down and using templates could be one ca...

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Policy & Regulation

Assistant Treasurer and minister for financial services, Stephen Jones, has welcomed the Senate inquiry into ASIC investigation and enforcement....

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Financial planning

The Government has delayed financial adviser registration from January until 1 July, 2023 with registration to open in Q2 2023....

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