COMPLIANCE

Financial planning

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. ...

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Financial planning

ASIC has banned two advisers from providing financial services for up to five years. ...

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Financial planning

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. ...

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Financial planning

Finance Minister, Senator Mathias Cormann says he’s convinced Senator Arthur Sinodinos will return to the Government’s front bench....

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Financial planning

The BFP claims a structural flaw has allowed banks, insurers and super funds to dress up product sales as advice....

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Financial planning

ASIC admits it targeted the big planning groups for shadow shopping because it thought it would make the most impact....

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Financial planning

ASIC chairman, Greg Medcraft admits ambiguity led to CommFP client compensation failures, but claims the bank was not “upfront”....

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Superannuation

APRA has admitted it doesn’t monitor the expenses of superannuation fund executives or trustees....

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Policy & Regulation

ASIC executive claims consumer misunderstandings were exploited for the benefit of financial services providers....

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Financial planning

Penalties for financial planners who breach the law are not severe enough, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission believes....

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Financial planning

ASIC chair Greg Medcraft emphasises regulator’s enforcement efforts and states does best it can with resources to hand....

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Financial planning

The Commonwealth Bank (CBA) has responded to its grilling at a Senate Committee by restating its compliance with the inquiry’s requests for more information. ...

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Financial planning

Financial services firms concerned about compliance may be better off sharing a licence with other parts of the business, a specialist lawyer says. ...

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Financial planning

Industry Fund Services (IFS) has resolved compliance issues related to incorrect investment of client funds into an unregistered management investment scheme...

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Superannuation

ASIC grants relief to super fund’s advisory arm to reduce advisor exposure to personal liability....

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