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The Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation, Chris Bowen, has announced the appointment of Kathleen Farrell as president of the Takeovers Panel from 1 Septembe...

Financial planning

ASIC has moved against what it believes is a Ponzi scheme that extracted $16 million from investors....

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The Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (AUASB) has reappointed chair Merran Kelsall for a further three-year term....

Financial planning

Section 912A of the Corporations Act and section 47 of the National Consumer Credit Act 2009 articulate the legislative beliefs about the core standards that a financial ...

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Financial planning

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal has upheld ASIC's decision to ban Queensland broker Clive Henley from providing financial services for three years....

Financial planning

Slater & Gordon is ramping up action against advisory groups that recommended clients invest in Basis Capital, with a number of high-profile dealer groups the targets of ...

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Financial planning

The Federal Government will draft regulation that will in effect reverse a Federal Court decision made in October last year that funded class actions are managed investme...

Financial planning

Frank Smith explains the importance of financial advisers tailoring Statements of Advice and how to avoid common mistakes....

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Financial planning

A Brisbane man, who was a former client adviser with Tricom Futures Services, has been banned from providing financial services by ASIC....

Financial planning

ASIC has obtained Federal Court orders freezing the assets of what it believes may be a Ponzi scheme....

Financial planning

State Trustees ordered to pay $13.5 million compensation to Westpoint investors....

Financial planning

An educational website has published the names of 14 people believed to be the only truly independent advisers in the country....

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Financial planning

More than 1,000 investors have found themselves tied up in property development schemes that have been identified as illegal....

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Financial planning

Former Moodys staffer charged over insider trading....

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Financial planning

ASIC has obtained a declaration against former Citrofresh managing director and chief executive Ravi Narain that he engaged in misleading or deceptive conduct....

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