News : ASIC

ASIC, financial advice, Regulation

NSW adviser banned over conflicts of interest

ASIC Australian Securities and Investments Commission Trust SMSF Self-managed superannuation fund Australian financial services licence Christopher Edward Luff

A NSW adviser who offered an investment trust product to clients within an SMSF has been banned for not acting in their best interest and for providing inappropriate advice.

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ASIC, Regulation, SMSF

INFO 274 change having no impact

INFO 274 SMSF ASIC Self-managed superannuation Establishment Investment Trends

The significant amendment ASIC made to Information Sheet 274 has had almost no impact on SMSF establishments.

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ASIC, financial advice

Adviser levy to increase by $60

Financial adviser levy ASIC Cost Recovery Implementation Statement

The financial adviser levy will increase by around 2 per cent this year, its smallest rise since it was first introduced in the 2018 financial year.

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ASIC, Regulation, SMSF, Superannuation

Senate inquiry slams ASIC over Dixon response

ASIC Senate Dixon Advisory Self-managed superannuation SMSF Senate inquiry

A Senate committee has criticised ASIC for its response to the Dixon Advisory case as part of an inquiry into the regulator’s handling of corporate misconduct.

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ASIC, Education, financial advice

ASIC issues adviser qualifications warning

ASIC Financial Adviser Register Adviser qualifications compliance program

ASIC will check information submitted by Australian financial services licensees regarding their advisers’ qualifications following the discovery of reporting issues in a recent review.

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ASIC, Compliance, fraud

Ex-adviser banned for SMSF fraud

ASIC SMSF Brett Andrew Gordon Fraud

A former adviser convicted of fraud for using funds from his clients’ SMSF accounts has been permanently banned a year after he received a jail sentence for the crime.

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ASIC, financial advice, Regulation

Advisers must self-declare experience status

Financial advisers ASIC Experienced provider pathway

Financial advisers must self-declare their status as an experienced provider to use that qualification pathway to continue providing advice from the start of next year.

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ASIC, Compliance

AFSL cancelled due to adviser misconduct

ASIC Australian financial services licence AFSL Octillion Partners SMSF advice Shane Allen Rose

ASIC has cancelled the license of a Queensland-based advice firm due to the non-compliant activities of one of its SMSF advisers.

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ASIC, financial advice

ASIC freezes SMSF adviser’s assets

ASIC Sunny Prakash SMSF Assets frozen

ASIC has frozen the assets of an SMSF adviser and auditor following concerns about activities in relation to the trading accounts of his clients.

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ASIC, financial advice, Regulation, Superannuation

ASIC to scrutinise super switching

Superannuation switching ASIC Referral arrangements Enforcement priority

Advice regarding the switching of superannuation membership from one fund to another is an area on which ASIC will be focused this year.

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