ASIC

Policy & Regulation

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has avoided declaring a targeted success rate for its ‘if not, why not’ approach to litigation and has foreshadowed t...

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Superannuation

A superannuation fund has found itself in the Federal Court over Australian Securities and Investments Commission concerns about its use of a general advice model....

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Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has obtained freezing orders on the assets of a financial adviser who it alleged had failed to assist the Australian ...

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Policy & Regulation

Two self-managed superannuation fund auditors have been disqualified by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission following referrals from the Australian Taxat...

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Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission says there is no evidence that accountants or tax financial advisers provide any better advice than ordinary financia...

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Policy & Regulation

Licensees would do well to pay close attention to the outcome of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s Federal Court action against RI Advice....

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Policy & Regulation

RI Advice Group and a former adviser have found themselves the subject of Federal Court action initiated by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission off the b...

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Financial planning

Financial advisers who communicate with clients over insurance inside superannuation have been specifically referenced by the Australian Securities and Investments Commis...

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Superannuation

Superannuation funds should be prepared to tell members when opting out insurance inside superannuation is in their best interests, according to the Australian Securities...

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Superannuation

The Government has failed to deliver the necessary legislation and regulation to compel superannuation funds to publish their portfolio holdings meaning they will get a y...

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Financial planning

ASIC has won an appeal against two Westpac subsidiaries that provided personal advice to customers that breached best interests duty....

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Financial planning

ASIC has imposed additional conditions to improve governance and conflicts management after considering Royal Commission concerns....

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Policy & Regulation

A former Brisbane-based administrative employee at Fitzpatricks Private Wealth has been permanently banned by the Australian Securities and Investment Commission for seri...

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Policy & Regulation

Twenty-six witnesses appeared before the Royal Commission but only three of them had previously raised their concerns with the Australian Securities and Investments Commi...

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Financial planning

Suggestions that robo-advice will be sufficient to meet the needs of those earning $80,000 are well off the mark, according to Investment Collective managing director, Da...

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