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FPA calls on ASIC for clearer advice definitions

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012
... advice examples were poor, 3% were deemed good quality advice and the remaining 58% were adequate. Peter Kell, ASIC commissioner, said a challenging aspect of our research, both for ASIC and for your industry, was that many consumers were not well equipped ...

ASIC permanently bans CFD dealer

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2012
... money on day-to-day living expenses, as well as to fund various payment entitlements to the investors,' said ASIC commissioner Peter Kell. 'We want to ensure that product providers in the financial services sector act with honesty and integrity. If they ...

Flaws in advice system revealed by ASIC report

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2012
... advice examples were poor, 3% were deemed good quality advice and the remaining 58% were adequate. Peter Kell, ASIC commissioner, said the results highlighted the scope for significant improvement in retirement advice with several areas where the financial ...

ASIC appoints new commissioner

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2012
John Price has been appointed as a new ASIC commissioner on a three year term. Price has worked as a lawyer at the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) for the past 12 years, holding a number of senior positions. He was involved in ...

ASIC, FPA, and FOS address shadow shopper report

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2012
... intended as an educational tool for the profession to help support continuous improvement," said Peter Kell, ASIC commissioner. "We welcome the opportunity to continue our constructive and close relationship with the FPA to participate in these workshops." ...

Breach in contrib caps should not be taken for revenue: CPA

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2012
... and the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) have both called for discretion on the part of the Commissioner concerning inadvertent breaches. "Due to the complex processing arrangements around determining excess contributions tax liabilities ...

AAT confirms ASIC planner ban

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2012
... action against critical gatekeepers such as advisers who do not meet their responsibilities," said Peter Kell, ASIC commissioner.

ASIC tackles platform industry

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2012
... also anticipate that more investors will seek to make direct investments without financial advice," said Peter Kell, commissioner, ASIC. In response to this, ASIC is seeking extra requirements for platform operators to improve investor rights associated ...

ASIC bans Victorian adviser

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012
... industry to improve overall standards and maintain the confidence of the investing public," said Peter Kell, ASIC commissioner. Mitchell Asset Management has since recovered $200,000 from Petrovic and clients have been reimbursed. Petrovic has the right ...

New super bill enters parliament

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012
... GST treatment of health supplies paid for by third parties, payments made under a government appropriation, and the Commissioner of Taxation's ability to retain refunds pending integrity checks.