A new ASIC report confirms that super fees are not always what they seem....
The ATO has warned SMSF trustees about inappropriate use of home loan unit trusts and the risks entailed in attending overseas SMSF conferences....
Both ASIC and the ATO have signalled they are scrutinising the legitimacy of SMSF seminars...
ASIC points to so far modest take-up of limited AFSL and the emergence of concerning trends around RG 146 completion and professional indemnity....
Taxation Inspector-General’s report points to tax officers having insufficient ability to link evidence with appropriate penalties....
ASIC has suspended the licence of Finance Technology Securities (FTS) after concerns it was inappropriately recommending double gearing strategies....
A number of CBA planners have declared their anger at comments made by the FPA chairman, Matthew Rowe....
Merrill Lynch Equities (Australia) Limited has paid a penalty of $65,000 to comply with an infringement notice relating to a breach of the Corporations Act 2001. ...
ASIC has banned two advisers from providing financial services for up to five years. ...
The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has apologised to a member of the service as part of the settlement of a case despite FOS winning the case. ...
Finance Minister, Senator Mathias Cormann says he’s convinced Senator Arthur Sinodinos will return to the Government’s front bench....
The BFP claims a structural flaw has allowed banks, insurers and super funds to dress up product sales as advice....
ASIC admits it targeted the big planning groups for shadow shopping because it thought it would make the most impact....
ASIC chairman, Greg Medcraft admits ambiguity led to CommFP client compensation failures, but claims the bank was not “upfront”....
APRA has admitted it doesn’t monitor the expenses of superannuation fund executives or trustees....
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,...