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We have made mistakes: CBA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2017
... the end of 2017. This aims to provide details on the overall quality of the industry, and Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL) holders' misconduct and consequences of guilty misconduct in providing financial advice. Elliott also noted that by ...

DomaCom gets ASIC tick for bond crowdfunding

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2017
... DomaCom was given ASIC approval to extend its crowdfunding model to securities. DomaCom's Australian financial services licence has been varied so the company can now offer fractional investment in corporate bonds as well as peer-to-peer mortgage bond ...

Sydney firm sees AFSL cancelled

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2017
ASIC cancelled the Australian Financial Services Licence of Sydney based insurance company Core Insurance for failing to lodge financial statements and auditor reports for two years. Core Insurance, which trades as Ferme, has held its AFSL since October ...

False information undermining ASIC integrity

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2016
False information and misrepresentations made to ASIC are undermining the regulator's integrity, highlighting one of several concerns in its latest licensing activity report. The report, which reveals the volume and outcome from ASIC's licensing and ...

Carwardine to undergo external advice review

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2016
... Lionsgate Financial Group (Lionsgate) after additional licence conditions were placed on its Australian financial services licence (AFSL) in 2013. The conditions required Lionsgate to appoint an independent expert to review all aspects of its arrangement ...

ASIC probe reveals 185 more CBA compo cases

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2016
KordaMentha Forensic's third report on the varied licence conditions imposed on Commonwealth Financial Planning and Financial Wisdom has revealed compensation has been offered to a further 185 cases. The report was required under the additional conditions ...

Equititrust CEO remains permanently banned

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2016
... investigation into the collapse of Equititrust, which is in liquidation. Equititrust held an Australian financial services licence and was the responsible entity of Equititrust Income Fund (EIF) and the Equititrust Priority Class Income Fund (EPCIF). ...

ASIC cancels AFSL, bans responsible managers

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2016
ASIC recently cancelled the Australian financial services licence of Brisbane-based education and training business, The Sharemarket College. ASIC said the Sharemarket College failed to comply with a number of its obligations as a financial services ...

Fears of increased compliance costs misguided

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2016
... required by the market. "For starters, robo advisers targeted directly to consumers need an Australian Financial Services Licence, whereas an enterprise digital advice platform is designed for use by financial institutions that already have an AFSL and ...

New trustee launches managed investment schemes

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2016
... and liquidity. The launch of the two funds coincides with Evolution Trustees receiving an Australian financial services licence, authorising it to operate registered and unregistered managed investment schemes, to act as a Managed Investment Trust (MIT) ...