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Financial planning

A Queensland financial adviser has been permanently banned by ASIC for lacking honesty, integrity and professionalism in his conduct....

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Policy & Regulation

Chairs of Australia’s financial regulators have told the House of Representatives economics committee of their focuses for the year ahead including cryptocurrency and gre...

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People & Products

A class action is being prepared against IG Markets on behalf of thousands of investors who lost an estimated $800 million trading contracts for difference. ...

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Policy & Regulation

ASIC has banned a Sydney director for three years after he tried to approach determinations by the Australian Financial Complaints Authority, including for inappropriate ...

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Funds management

The Full Federal Court has dismissed an appeal by Mayfair 101 Group to overturn the findings of misleading or deceptive advertising and a $30 million penalty....

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Policy & Regulation

The corporate regulator has made an interim stop order on a fund investing in shopping centres because of a non-compliant target market determination....

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Policy & Regulation

Regulatory action against Colonial First State and Commonwealth Bank alleging breaches of conflicted remuneration laws have been dismissed by the Federal Court....

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Financial planning

There has been a “trifecta of failures” in the remediation of consumers, according to the corporate regulator, with around $1.6 billion still to be paid to 2.7 million co...

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Financial planning

AMP Limited has been fined $14.5 million by the Federal Court for charging fees for no service to 1,452 superannuation members with the judge criticising the firm’s failu...

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Financial planning

A former financial adviser has pleaded guilty to providing a financial service on behalf of a person who carries on a financial services business while unauthorised to do...

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Financial planning

Advisers have a vital role to play in helping investors to understand environmental, social and governance, according to Zenith, with performance likely to be scrutinised...

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Policy & Regulation

Dixon Advisory and Superannuation Services has been penalised $7.2 million by the Federal Court....

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People & Products

The 20-year ban on Mayfair 101 director, James Mawhinney, from advertising investments or raising funds has been overturned by the Federal Court....

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Funds management

ASIC has made interim stop orders on two property funds after failings with their target market determination statements....

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Funds management

Greenwashing is a resounding theme for environmental, social and governance (ESG) investors, specifically the regulatory action directed at fund classifications, a Barcla...

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