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4600 relevant providers yet to meet qualification standards: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2025
... many advisers will be properly qualified to provide personal financial advice on 1 January 2026," ASIC commissioner Alan Kirkland said. "It's possible that some of these relevant providers may be eligible for the experienced provider pathway, but their ...

ASIC puts 18 finfluencers on notice amid global campaign

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2025
... their credentials and whether they're licensed or authorised, before checking your money out," ASIC commissioner Alan Kirkland said. "We are seeing a pattern where these unlicensed finfluencers invite consumers to join their closed communities or forums ...

ASIC asks for input on reportable situations, IDR dashboards

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025
... data at firm level, further encouraging confident and informed participation in the financial system," commissioner Alan Kirkland said. The reportable situations data published would include significant breaches of core obligations and situations where ...

Three AFS licensees pinged over compliance breaches

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2025
... financial advisers and working to raise awareness with licensees and relevant providers. In January, ASIC commissioner Alan Kirkland warned that a failure to comply with the registration requirement could incur significant consequences for unregistered ...

FSCP deregisters adviser for two years

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2025
... that we'll release the findings from this work in the second half of this calendar year," ASIC commissioner Alan Kirkland told a recent event.

Jones flags drafting of Tranche 2 legislation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2025
... financial advisers who are striving to meet the education standard by the deadline of 1 January 2026." ASIC commissioner Alan Kirkland, who also spoke at the event, said one of ASIC's key priorities this year is to curb financial advice misconduct that ...

Trustees, advisers have 'insufficient focus' on performance

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2024
ASIC commissioner Alan Kirkland had told financial advisers and superannuation trustees that more needs to be done to ensure better retirement outcomes for Australians. It comes after ASIC released its superannuation choice products and their focus ...

Half of advice, super complaints result in no remedy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2024
... report for the full-year period. "This number is higher than ASIC expected," the report said. ASIC commissioner Alan Kirkland said it is important for firms to foster a positive complaints management culture, including a focus on gathering accurate data. ...

ASIC chair defends Chairman's Lounge memberships

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2024
... Economics Legislation Committee today, chair Joe Longo - who appeared alongside deputy chair Sarah Court, commissioners Alan Kirkland and Simone Constant and others - was asked whether he has ever received flight upgrades from Qantas as a result of being ...

ASIC cancels fewer AFSLs in FY24

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2024
... finalised 1246 AFSLs and credit licences, which was 15% less than the previous financial year of 1464. ASIC commissioner Alan Kirkland said: "ASIC's licensing and professional registration function plays a key gatekeeping role by ensuring new licensees ...
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