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ASIC confirms new MDA guidelines likely in 2014....

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Financial planning

Adviser sentenced to jail and permanently banned from providing financial services....

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Policy & Regulation

ATO confirms to IPA conference that it intends reviewing around 11,000 SMSFs....

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Superannuation

ASIC wants investors to be better informed before establishing SMSFs but denies it will pursue prescriptive new disclosure requirements....

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Financial planning

A South Australian mortgage broker has been convicted after he pleaded guilty to providing misleading home loan appraisal letters to Westpac. ...

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Funds management

ASIC has signalled a crackdown on unlicensed property spruikers who advocate self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) investment without the proper authority...

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Financial planning

A Melbourne mortgage broker has been banned for five years and his company’s Australian credit licence was cancelled after breaching credit laws....

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Financial planning

ASIC has rejected a Money Management report of a union submission citing a culture of bullying and harassment....

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Financial planning

ANZ Banking Group is the only major market participant which did not identify any issues with the workings of ASIC. ...

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Life/Risk

Insure 247 has made changes to its online insurance websites after ASIC raised concerns that they contained misleading and deceptive advertising....

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Superannuation

ASIC cautions investors over spruiking for investments in government rental scheme....

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Funds management

Bank of Queensland will expand its review into its compliance systems following further reports of errors in its interest rates and fees....

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Policy & Regulation

The ATO flags kicking off the implementation of ‘push’ tax returns in 2014....

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Funds management

ASIC urges investors to be aware of the risks associated with FX trading....

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Financial planning

Financial literacy training should be embedded in the high school curriculum, a review has concluded. ...

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