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ASIC claims it had concerns about the quality of financial advice being delivered in Australia before the collapse of Storm and the Commonwealth FP enforceable undertakin...

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Financial planning

The ACCC has raised concerns that Perpetual's proposed acquisition of The Trust Company would entrench its position in a number of market areas and is seeking further in...

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Financial planning

Perth securities dealer Stellar Securities has had its Australian financial services licence cancelled after it failed to comply with its financial requirement conditions...

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Financial planning

Law firm warns that ratings houses could be partially liable for money lost by investors in financial products they rate, following a landmark ruling in the Australian Fe...

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Funds management

Australian Public Trustees (APT) has had its AFS licence cancelled after breaching a number of its financial and reporting obligations....

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Financial planning

The regulator has put forward new proposals to update the record-keeping obligations for those who provide financial advice to retail clients. ...

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Financial planning

The regulator has released a report in which it expressed concerns about the number of financial advice groups being owned by product issuers. ...

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Financial planning

Planning companies willing to acquire licences may be able to secure grandfathering arrangements. ...

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Financial planning

Yellow Brick Road Finance has been required to change the way it authorises the companies operating its branches in line with recent changes to the national credit licens...

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Financial planning

Confronted by a Senate Committee inquiry, ASIC has delivered a highly detailed enforcement report and pointed to the likelihood of FOFA uncovering legacy issues....

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Financial planning

When AFA chief Brad Fox asked Roadshow attendees in Sydney to put their hands up if they thought the financial advice industry was a profession, only 5-10 per cent of peo...

Financial planning

The AFA is working with Treasury to prevent the loss of grandfathering on existing clients when advisers change licensees. ...

Financial planning

ASIC has raised concerns about the standard of record-keeping practices of a number of Australian credit licensees. ...

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Financial planning

UBS has paid $30,000 in relation to an infringement notice from the Markets Disciplinary Panel. ...

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Funds management

ASIC has sought court orders that LM First Mortgage Income Fund be wound-up after its collapse earlier this year....

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