AUSTRALIAN SECURITIES AND INVESTMENTS COMMISSION

Superannuation

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has taken its case against a property company to the Supreme Court, arguing the group is spruiking the use of ...

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Accounting

The Fold Legal claims accountants are not adequately prepared when applying for AFS licences....

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Financial planning

FSGs should be part of the national register of advisers to prevent consumers getting skewed information from commercially operated websites. ...

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Accounting

ASIC to focus on accounting treatment and assumptions....

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Accounting

The Federal Government has released draft legislation to employ the first phase of reforms to streamline Australia’s personal bankruptcy and corporate insolvency rules....

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Financial planning

ASIC has won a legal battle with an investment manager that has dragged on for two years but will not take action to exact any form of penalty....

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Financial planning

Spring FG has confirmed market rumours that is moving to an IPO....

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Financial planning

Trident Investment Management has paid a $10,200 fine for the potentially misleading promotion of some of its investment funds. ...

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Financial planning

Former Astarra Asset Management director Eugene Liu will remain banned from providing financial services after the AAT affirmed ASIC’s original banning order....

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Financial planning

A former adviser who pleaded guilty to misappropriating $1.9 million of clients' funds has had her sentence reduced by almost four years. ...

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Financial planning

Mariner has stated it would not take an active part in proceedings by ASIC against former directors but did not consent to Court orders sought by ASIC or admit to any all...

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Editorial

The reasons for churn in the life/risk arena are long-standing and well-known and insurers need to accept their share of the blame....

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Financial planning

ASIC has released figures stating it could conduct surveillance of top 50 planning groups in 18 months....

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People & Products

Quantum Financial principal Claire Mackay has been appointed to ASIC's external advisory panel. ...

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Financial planning

An ASIC review of general insurance sales has revealed that PDSs are falling short and that insurers are seeking to steer clear of personal advice....

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

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Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

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Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

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ASIC has suspended the Australian Financial Services Licence of a Melbourne-based financial advice firm....

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The corporate regulator has issued infringement notices to three AFSLs whose financial advisers provided personal advice to a retail client while unregistered....

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ASIC has released the results of its first adviser exam to be held in 2025, with 241 candidates attempting the test....

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