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FPA and ASIC warn consumers to defend against fraudsters

... (FPA) has warned Australians to check that their adviser is licensed, while the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has launched a free e-newsletter to arm investors with information about fraudulent practitioners and dodgy schemes. ...

New guide to short and sweet PDS

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has finally issued an industry guide in an attempt to clean up 'over-disclosure' and keep the message short and sweet. The draft policy statement, Better prospectus disclosure, gives advice ...

Unit pricing the right way

... The regulators, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), hope the guide will help avoid the unit pricing errors and scandals that have plagued some parts of the industry over ...

SMSF adviser ordered to repay clients

The Australian and Securities Investments Commission (ASIC) has ordered a self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) adviser to repay his clients a total of $77,000. In December last year, ASIC had obtained permanent injunctions to prevent Steven Preston ...

Financial advice quality is improving: CPA Australia

... to address. This finding is also consistent with statements just released the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). "The FSRA's objective was to improve the quality of financial advice, raise disclosure standards, ensure the consistency ...

Host-Plus accepts undertaking from ASIC

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has accepted an enforceable undertaking from the trustee of the Host-Plus superannuation fund, Host-Plus Pty Ltd (Host-Plus). The enforceable undertaking relates to future projections outlined in ...

ASIC and IAG resolve premium problems

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and an Insurance Australia Group (AIG) subsidiary company have resolved problems associated with policy discounts offered to customers caused by computer system problems. The deal involves ...

ASIC issues guidance on general advice warning and SOAs

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has issued an example Statement of Advice (SOA) and released a proposal to reduce the repetition of advice warning for Australian financial services licensees and their representatives. The ...

Action against illegal investment schemes on the rise

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has revealed the past financial year has witnessed a 25 per cent increase in actions to shut down illegitimate investment schemes. The regulator closed down 76 illegal investment schemes during ...

Property developer owing over $14M to investors appears in court

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has brought 20 charges of breaching the Corporations Act against John Sage in the Melbourne Magistrates Court. The regulator alleges Sage provided prospective investors in the Victorian based ...