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ASIC warns consumers about NRAS property ads

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2013
... property, or any property for that matter, check that the person you are dealing with is licensed to provide financial product advice by searching ASIC's public register of AFS licensees or authorised representatives," said ASIC. "ASIC is focused on ...

ASIC proposes stricter training requirements for advisers

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2013
... planners. The regulator has released a consultation paper on training standards for planners who provide financial product advice and is open for submissions until September 30, 2013. The consultation paper is an update to RG 146 "Licensing: Training ...

TASA may also affect industry super funds

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013
... industry super funds too. "Normally, we consider that 'advice' in the financial services industry includes financial product advice, however this goes beyond financial product advice to advice that may not involve financial products," AIST policy and ...

Govt moves to enshrine 'financial adviser' label

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2013
... enable consumers to know who to trust with their financial affairs, and build consumer confidence in the financial product advice industry", Mr Shorten said. It will also make it easier for the Australian Securities and Investments Commission to take ...

Jury out on AFSL uptake by accountants

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2012
... accountants to provide good enough advice anyway, Moss said. As it stands it would let accountants provide "financial product advice" on SMSFs, but it does not actually cover what areas of SMSFs accountants could advise on, such as contributions, rollovers ...

CPA responds to advice exemption

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2012
... protection and the delivery of quality taxation advice by financial advisers who offer this as part of their financial product advice services." The Financial Planning Association has welcomed the move as necessary to proper transition. "We believe this ...

ASIC cancels South Australian financial services licence

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2011
... financial services under its Australian Financial Services (AFS) license, including the provision of financial product advice, and dealing in financial products including derivatives, foreign exchange contracts and securities. ASIC's investigation alleged ...

ASIC investigations lead to charges, interim orders

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2011
... orders obtained restrain AFT from marketing any financial product including MetaTrader 4 and providing any financial product advice. The court orders have also frozen over $180,000 currently held in a foreign exchange account held by AFT. AFT is incorporated ...

Tasmanian former adviser charged for no AFSL

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 23 NOV 2010
... ASIC. The corporate regulator alleges that between January 2006 and February 2009, Vafiadis provided financial product advice and dealt in financial products. ASIC claims he put in place commission arrangements for these services. However, throughout ...

QSuper bulks senior investment team

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2009
... QSuper Limited's successful application for an Australian Financial Services Licence to provide general financial product advice on superannuation. The QSuper Board of Trustees governs QSuper, the superannuation fund for over 520,000 current and former ...