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Banks should pay advice exit levy: TAA

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021
... for financial advisers and mitigate the increasing levy. Earlier this month the Australian Securities and Investments Commission announced the adviser levy will increase by the equivalent of 160% over two years. A sole practitioner will be required to ...

Former Apogee adviser charged with deception

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2021
... advantage by deception for his role in an illegal retail superannuation scheme. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) alleges that Saad, while working as an authorised representative of Apogee Financial Planning, illegally obtained ...

APRA commends super funds on tough year

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2021
... on information-sharing and collaboration with peer agencies, particularly the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), was also prioritised." Byres said COVID-19 required APRA to adopt a broad perspective when identifying and responding ...

Australians Googling for advice

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2021
... with stories covered improper conduct. The latter related, in the main, to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission's letter to peak real estate bodies asking them to remind real estate agents that they were unqualified to provide financial ...

The barriers to limited advice: Licensees

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 11 JAN 2021
... documents are the major barriers to limited advice, according to licensees. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission's (ASIC) latest consultation paper, Promoting access to affordable advice for consumers, is giving not only advisers but ...

Director charged with dishonest conduct

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2020
... charged a man with seven counts of dishonest conduct following a referral from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). In addition to the seven counts, Mudasir Mohammed Naseeruddin as also charged with two counts of failing to exercise ...

ASIC takes SMSF accountant to court

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has commenced legal proceedings in the Federal Court against a Gold Coast-based SMSF accountant for failing to comply with an enforceable undertaking. Jenan Oslem Thorne, otherwise known as ...

ASIC opens consultation on scaled advice

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2020
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is calling on financial advisers to provide feedback to its consultation paper on affordable scaled advice. As previously announced last month, ASIC's latest consultation paper, Promoting access ...

Federal Court freezes investment scam, winds up SMSF operator

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2020
... winding up of two unlicensed financial services businesses, upon referral from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). The Federal Court has made orders to restrain Matthew Alan Beresford from continuing a financial services business ...

Man arrested over investment scam

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2020
An investigation by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission has culminated in an arrest over a suspected investment scam. The 42-year-old Melbourne man was arrested following a joint investigation by ASIC and Victoria Police E-Crime Squad ...