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FPA seeks urgent extension of ASIC levy freeze
The association is calling for an immediate continuation of ASIC's industry levy relief and a fairer approach to costs for planners.
'Promise, celebrity, volatility': Longo lays out ASIC's concerns for year ahead
The chair will take a hard line on DDO and crack down on scams, but his major concern is crypto misinformation. "My job is to be frank with the Australian...
ASIC announces the launch of the reportable situations regime
The new regime will help firms identify and act on breaches a lot quicker than before.
Jones looks to shorten exam, improve ethics code
Once the advice review is completed, the minister has asked Treasury to look at updating the ethics code and assessing the viability of a shortened adviser...
ASIC levy review targets adviser 'time-lag' issue
The review will consider "the consequences of time lags between regulatory action and cost allocation", the terms of reference states.
Vanguard goes all-in on 'lightly regulated' advice pitch
The global ETF and would-be superannuation fund provider believes a scaled compliance model would better serve the domestic advice market.
Holes revealed in new fund disclosure regulations
Morningstar has released a research paper citing how "abysmal" Australia's portfolio holdings disclosure requirements are for superannuation funds.
Former Dixon Advisory clients encouraged to register with AFCA
Ombudsman the most likely source of remediation for aggrieved clients.
Advisers urged to tread carefully with 'wholesale investor' status
Specialist self-managed super fund advisers need to tread cautiously before giving a client "wholesale investor" status.
Insider trading, market manipulation and cyber security lead ASIC action
The corporate regulator has released its enforcement and regulatory update for June 2022, during which it launched a series of litigations targeting...
SOAs do little to address information asymmetry
While the focus of the advice industry groups has very much been around making the day to day lives of those in the industry easier, the likes of the AFCA,...