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Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association has warned that without a scaled approach by the Australian Securities and Investment Commission small financial planning practices cou...

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Policy & Regulation

The Association of Financial Advisers has urged members to directly lobby the Federal Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg if they want ASIC’s proposed levy increase reduced....

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Financial planning

The increased volume of reports generated from upcoming changes to the Australian Securities and Investments Commissions new breach reporting regime runs the risk of over...

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Financial planning

As the major licensees compete to attract advice businesses and individual advisers, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s new approach to reference-chec...

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Financial planning

Dover Financial Advisers have been ordered to pay a $1.2 million penalty for engaging in false or misleading conduct, while Terry McMaster will also be required to pay $2...

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Financial planning

Five planning and accounting groups have united to press the Government to override the Australian Securities and Investments Commission on its proposed levy increases ci...

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Financial planning

Ezzat-Daniel Nesseim has been charged with 16 offences and the corporate regulator alleged that he gave false answers and information under oath....

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Financial planning

Although a quick look at the ASIC’s Financial Adviser Register shows a departure of another 33 advisers from the industry this week, it is equally important to understand...

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Policy & Regulation

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is recouping millions of dollars from the industry to pay for the provision of policy advice to Government. Should th...

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Superannuation

The corporate regulator has commenced proceedings in the Federal Court against Statewide Superannuation for its representations on insurance cover. ...

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Financial planning

Instead of allowing a race to the bottom in terms of the cost of providing advice, financial advisers should be accurately assessing what their advice is worth and chargi...

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Policy & Regulation

Superannuation funds would rather see unclaimed remediation money directed away from charities and consumer groups and towards client’s superannuation accounts via the AT...

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Policy & Regulation

A senior Federal Opposition frontbencher has fired a shot over the bows of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission warning that well-intentioned legislation ...

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Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has prosecuted many people for operating without an Australian Financial Services License but it appears no one has b...

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Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is pursuing National Australia Bank in the Federal Court over 195,305 instances of incorrectly charging fees and bein...

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