News : ASIC

ASIC, Regulation

ASIC appeals best interest duty court decision

ASIC will return to the Federal Court to lodge an appeal regarding a test case around the provision of personal advice.

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ASIC, Property

Court restrains property spruiker from operating

An unlicensed financial services organisation and its sole director have been restrained from their business activities.

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ASIC, Regulation

RC calls for individual rego, new disciplinary body

Advisers should be individually registered and subject to a new, powerful, single disciplinary body, according to the banking royal commission.

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ASIC, Financial Planning

SMSF adviser pleads guilty to $4.88 million theft

A former Adelaide-based SMSF adviser has pleaded guilty to multiple counts of theft totalling more than $4.8 million.

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ASIC, Financial Planning

ASIC halts ongoing fees at CBA advice firm

ASIC has ordered Commonwealth Financial Planning to stop charging advice service fees after it failed to resolve some issues related to fees for no service.

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ASIC, Superannuation

SMSF product design obligations hard to police

Adding product design and distribution obligations to the creation of SMSFs would be hard to monitor, according to an actuarial firm.

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ASIC, Regulation

SMSF adviser banned for 25 years

Court action initiated by ASIC has resulted in an SMSF adviser being removed from the industry for 25 years for misusing client funds.

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ASIC, Compliance

Former adviser in court over SMSF, property advice

A former financial adviser is facing ASIC court action for unlicensed SMSF establishment advice involving acquiring property assets.

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ASIC, Compliance, Documentation

Best interest duty unwieldy for advisers

A report from the corporate regulator saying advisers did not demonstrate compliance with the best interest duty in relation to SMSF advice in 91 per cent of the cases reviewed indicates the cumbersome nature of the best interest duty rather than poor advice, according to Lime Actuarial.

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ASIC, Education, Regulation

Industry bodies sign code monitoring agreement

Six major financial planning/advice sector professional bodies, including the SMSF Association, have signed a cooperation agreement to develop a code monitoring solution for their members.

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