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ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of a Gold Coast advice firm, its tenth AFSL cancellation since the start of the year with the majority being advice firms....
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The latest budget papers have outlined a $10 million provision for ASIC greenwashing enforcement activity as well as funds for a sustainable labelling regime to be partia...
Financial planning
ASIC has announced the Administrative Appeals Tribunal has upheld a former NSW-based adviser’s permanent ban following his conviction for fraud offences....
Financial planning
The corporate regulator has commenced “urgent” Federal Court proceedings against a Brisbane-based financial adviser in connection to financial advice and activities on cl...
Financial planning
ASIC has called on superannuation funds to improve their oversight of advice fee deductions following an investigation of 10 trustees that found $990 million was charged ...
Financial planning
Despite fears under the first draft QAR bill, ASIC has confirmed that it does not expect superannuation trustees to check every Statement of Advice. ...
Funds management
Self-reporting issues to ASIC could lead to a reduced charge for a fund manager but it may not exempt them from enforcement action altogether, according to ASIC chair Joe...
Financial planning
Medical grounds are no excuse for compliance failures as a Victorian AFSL is sentenced for failing to lodge annual financial reports....
Financial planning
The balance of ASIC enforcement activity is skewed towards civil rather than criminal cases, but the corporate regulator says it is seeking to redress this balance. ...
Financial planning
The Responsible Investment Association of Australasia has launched a toolkit to help advisers address the risks presented by artificial intelligence....
Financial planning
Underestimating the cost of insurance by almost $75,000 in a Statement of Advice is among multiple reasons that a relevant provider has faced action from the FSCP. ...
Financial planning
With the highest number of candidates in a year sitting the latest financial advice exam, a surge of new entrants are expected in the coming weeks, according to Wealth Da...
Financial planning
An NSW adviser, who advised over 120 clients after falsifying her financial advice exam results, has been permanently banned by ASIC....
Financial planning
ASIC has released the results from the latest financial adviser exam, the first to be run since changes to its structure earlier this year....
Funds management
As ASIC chair Joe Longo pushes firms to prepare for the upcoming mandatory climate disclosure regime, what skills are necessary if firms are looking to expand their ESG t...
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This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...
Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....
It’s astonishing to see the FAAA now pushing for more advisers by courting "career changers" and international recruits,...