News : ASIC

ASIC

SMSF firm loses appeal for AFSL

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal has upheld ASIC’s decision to refuse a limited Australian financial services licence to a company that wanted to provide SMSF product advice.

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ASIC

ASIC’s rejection of licence application upheld

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal has upheld an Australian Securities and Investments Commission decision to reject an application for an Australian financial services licence by an SMSF service provide.

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ASIC

Limited licence applications remain at low levels

ASIC figures have shown limited licence application are still at low levels. 

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ASIC, Regulation

Disciplinary body needs teeth

The banking royal commission recommendation to create a new disciplinary body for financial advice is appropriate as long as it is granted strong powers.

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ASIC

SMSF advice up for further review after probes

ASIC will use recommendations from the Productivity Commission and banking royal commission to inform its next review of advice in the SMSF sector.

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Accounting, ASIC, Property

ASIC accepts EU from SMSF accountant

ASIC has accepted an EU from an SMSF accountant who received referrals from a property group in relation to setting up SMSFs.

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ASIC, Regulation

ASIC sets up new enforcement arm following RC

ASIC has created a separate enforcement division as part of its response to the recommendations of the banking royal commission.

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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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