AUSTRALIAN SECURITIES AND INVESTMENTS COMMISSION

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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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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