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Financial planning

Former PIS boss Robbie Bennetts claims ASIC lacks an understanding of the financial services sector, is unwilling to listen and is not trusted and respected by the financ...

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Editorial

Grandfathering – specifically the transition of pre-existing commission-based advice fees into the new FOFA arrangements – was an industry football that kept getting kick...

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Editorial

The Coalition signaled early that one of its first priorities if it won Government at the 2013 Federal Election would be 'Son of Wallis' – essentially an update of the Fi...

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Financial planning

Former Storm Financial head Emmanuel Cassimatis has alleged the group's failure was the result of ASIC actively working against it. ...

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Superannuation

Media Super pays a $10,200 penalty after producing potentially misleading advertising, says ASIC....

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Policy & Regulation

Federal Government set to deliver pre-election promises with raft of proposed FOFA amendments including grandfathering and opt-in changes....

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Financial planning

ASIC has used its fourth major submission to the Senate Inquiry to point to a brand new culture at Commonwealth Financial Planning....

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Financial planning

UBS and NAB have pledged $1 million and $2 million respectively to financial literacy projects in Australia, after a run-in with the regulator....

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Financial planning

The corporate regulator has worked through the Christmas and New Year period, having made a number of key announcements during the three weeks....

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Funds management

Former directors of Prime Trust, including former Federal Minister for Health and Aged Care Dr Michael Wooldridge, breached their duties as company officers, according to...

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Financial planning

ASIC finances a trip down the aisle to survey wedding costs in Australia....

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Funds management

University of Technology, Sydney signs deal to access global alternative asset curriculum....

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Financial planning

Four mortgage brokers banned for providing false information....

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Financial planning

ASIC defends its use of industry experts and insists such practices are subject to robust conflict management....

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Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) wants to shut down a Tasmanian debenture firm, which it says failed to meet the strict legal requirements of i...

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