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ASIC grants AMP 10 new FSR licences

Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) has issued AMP with 10 Australian Financial Services Licences under the Financial Services Reform Act, the financial services group has announced. AMP applied for the 10 licences in August and said ...

ASIC to launch educational comic for indigenous communities

Move over Harvey Pekar, the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) has entered the comic book market. Today ASIC launched Moola Talk, designed to help people avoid financial rip-offs, understand their rights, and protect their money. ...

ASIC issues draft SRI guidelines

The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) has today released draft guidelines for the inclusion of information relating to labour standards and environmental, social and ethical factors in the product disclosure statements (PDSs) of ...

Federal court approves schemes of arrangement for BankWest

... become unconditional and will take effect once the court orders are lodged with the Australian Securities and investment Commission (ASIC) later today. BankWest will apply for suspension of trading in its shares on the Australian Stock Exchange after ...

IFSA approves ASIC "fees at a glance" template

... (IFSA) has welcomed the release of a standardised fee disclosure template by the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) for financial products and services. "IFSA has been a strident supporter of these reforms since the process began ...

FPA announces changes to its diploma and CFP qualifications

... Planning) Certified Financial Practitioner (CFP) qualifications. The new program meets Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC)'s PS. 146 requirements as well as new core competencies released by the National Finance Industry Training Advisory ...

Victorian insurance agent gets three years for theft

... McNeany has been sentenced to three years in jail on 20 charges of theft, the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) said today. McNeany, of Richmond, Victoria, will serve one year of the term in custody with two years suspended on good ...

Planners retain confidence despite industry criticism: survey

... despite the storm of criticism unleashed on the profession after the release of the Australian Securities and Investment Commission/Australian Consumers Association report earlier this year, according to a survey carried out by AXA. "With much of the ...

ASIC absolves Platinum over misleading Herald advertisement

The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) today said it was satisfied that Platinum Asset Management was not responsible for an advertisement that appeared in The Sydney Morning Herald on May 28 that included out-of-date performance ...

Breakspear calls for compulsory financial planning in schools

... these changes in high school curriculum," Breakspear said, "We would like the Australian Securities and Investment Commission to also partner with us." Breakspear's comments coincide with the launch of the Financial Planning Week centrepiece - the FPA ...