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Mercer embroiled in greenwashing allegations

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2023
... and engaged in conduct that could mislead the public. "There is increased demand for sustainability-related financial products, and with that comes the growing risk of misleading marketing and greenwashing. If financial products make sustainable investment ...

Advice group convicted of hawking

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2023
... anti-hawking regime were in response to clear consumer harm when it came to the unsolicited calls involving financial products. ASIC strongly advocated for these reforms and will continue to pursue action in the court where we see a disregard for these ...

ASIC acts to combat financial inequality for First Nations people

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2023
... engagement between ASIC and its stakeholders, including reducing harm and misconduct, providing accessible financial products and services, increasing holistic service delivery, and establishing culturally appropriate experiences when engaging with financial ...

Adviser sentenced over accessing client accounts

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2023
... documents with Netwealth, which contained forged signatures, purporting to relay instructions to deal with financial products on behalf of clients. The former adviser pleade guilty to the charges on September 16 last year. In sentencing Wertheimer, her ...

All financial advice should be tax deductible: FPA

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2023
... services industry, to ensure sustainability and equity." It proposed the CSLR apply to personal advice, relevant financial products, retail clients, credit intermediation, securities dealing, credit provision, and insurance product distribution. "To ...

ASIC bans Gold Coast businessman

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2023
... and deceptive conduct. ASIC said between January 2020 to roughly the end of December 2021, Finerty dealt in financial products without a licence by arranging for his clients to acquire and dispose of financial products, being foreign currency CFDs. It ...

Former planner pleads guilty to dishonest conduct

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2023
... entities related to him, including Ostrava Equities, which was authorised to provide financial advice and deal in financial products, and that he was banned from providing financial services by order of the Federal Court. The Commonwealth Director of ...

ASIC confirms advisers can offer home equity access guidance

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2023
... that brokers will provide advice on the HEAS. Additionally, the HEAS is often used in conjunction with other financial products, such as age pension entitlements and super pensions, or annuities, Miller continued.

Federal Court finds against finfluencer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 9 JAN 2023
... disposing of any customer funds related to recommending share purchases. "ASIC has warned those who discuss financial products and services on social media that they could be the subject of enforcement action if they are carrying on a business of providing ...

ASIC takes civil action against Firstmac

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2022
... scheme. Under the DDO, ASIC said Firstmac is required to take reasonable steps to ensure that it distributes financial products consistent with the target market determination (TMD) for each product. ASIC has alleged that in marketing and distributing ...