REGULATION

Financial planning

The government’s response to the Quality of Advice Review has been ranked by Ensombl as the number one issue discussed among financial advisers with advisers keen for mor...

Financial planning

ASIC has shared how many Australian financial services licences were granted and rejected by the corporate regulator in the 2022-2023 financial year....

People & Products

The corporate regulator has announced several appointments to its executive leadership team, as it reaches the final stages of executing its new organisational structure....

Features

Newly opened this year from its COVID-19 lockdowns, two tailwinds are in place which are making China a more appealing investment option for Australian investors....

Funds management

With ASIC playing a role in interpreting the law through materials like regulatory guides and in part enforcing the law through stop orders, a panel has questioned if the...

Financial planning

Two former senior executives of Benjamin Hornigold Limited have been charged with dishonest breach of duties and misleading the ASX....

Policy & Regulation

The prudential regulator has opted to maintain its macroprudential settings, citing a “high degree of uncertainty” in the economic outlook. ...

Financial planning

Recommendations like the removal of SOA requirements and embracing digital advice have been strongly endorsed by industry groups, who state this is ‘the time for bravery’...

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Financial planning

In her recommendations in the Quality of Advice Review, Michelle Levy has stayed the course to do away with Statement of Advice requirements....

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Editorial

There’s room for improvement with advice documents and advisers have made suggestions that could save time and effort while enhancing consumer comprehension....

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Financial planning

The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees has advocated for banning unsolicited calls to consumers from advisers and financial planning businesses. ...

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People & Products

The corporate regulator has confirmed the looming departure of a commissioner, set to join global investment management company Vanguard....

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Policy & Regulation

Multiple permanent bans to advisers were handed out by the corporate regulator in the last year....

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Financial planning

As the year winds up, Money Management looks at the financial advisers that faced charges by the corporate regulator in the second half of 2022. ...

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Policy & Regulation

ASIC senior executive leader, Leah Sciacca, has reiterated the corporate regulator “encourages tech and innovation” in the financial services industry. ...

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