5000 AFSL laggards, but no worries – yet
18 November 2003
Most of the big insurers and financial services companies have obtained their Australian financial services licences, but about 5000 of the expected 8000 applications…
Regulatory & Government
Former AMP agent jailed
18 November 2003
A former Sydney-based AMP agent has been jailed for two years and 10 months for collecting clients’ super payments without passing them on to the relevant funds…
ASIC flexes its muscles
11 November 2003
Like fellow regulator APRA, ASIC is taking a much harder line on compliance…
Lawyers get action over FSRA
11 November 2003
One thing’s for certain…
We won’t relax, says APRA chief
04 November 2003
The economy might be booming, but new APRA Chairman John Laker has warned that the economic upturn won’t see the prudential regulator relaxing…
ASIC keeps the advice (and changes) flowing
28 October 2003
Version 4 of ASIC’s eLicensing system, together with an updated version of the AFS licensing kit, have been released by the regulator…
International accounting standards – be prepared!
28 October 2003
Tired of thinking about the FSRA…?
ASIC makes new PDS rules
28 October 2003
A new class order declaration relating to the preparation of a product disclosure statement by multiple issuers has been issued by ASIC…
Campbell reshuffle interrupts high stakes game
30 September 2003
The Cabinet reshuffle announced yesterday by Prime Minister John Howard will cause some inevitable difficulties for the insurance industry…
Liquidator appointed to unlicensed broker
30 September 2003
ASIC has obtained orders in the Supreme Court of NSW appointing a liquidator to C&A Richards, the company which operates Lennox Heads-based Insurance Made Easy…
Alternative to satisfy licensing cashflow requirements
30 September 2003
ASIC has introduced an alternative for entities within a corporate group to satisfy the cash needs requirement under Policy Statement 166…
30% of AFSL applications are ‘very poor’
23 September 2003
ASIC has just processed its 1000th Australian financial services licence, but of the 30-40% of companies applying for full licences, around 30% been rejected on the grounds…
Updated guides for AFSL applicants
23 September 2003
ASIC has released another series of updated versions of its industry-specific guides to assist those still applying for their AFSL…
Ex-agent kept collecting
23 September 2003
Former AMP super agent Harold Moses has pleaded guilty in the Sydney District Court to one count of defrauding $318,000 from a former client…
Brisbane financial planner banned for fraud
23 September 2003
ASIC has permanently banned Brisbane financial planner Harvey Baigent from acting as a representative of a dealer or investment adviser after he was charged with four counts…
Brokers provide protection: NIBA
09 September 2003
Following ASIC’s recent spate of exposing fraudulent insurance brokers, NIBA has warned that policyholders should be more wary than ever about who they’re entrusting their cover to…
Reinforced warning to policyholders
09 September 2003
ASIC has reiterated its warning of last week that NSW policyholders with insurance arranged through Cootamundra Insurance Consultants and Insurance Made Easy should…
ASIC worried about broker premiums
02 September 2003
ASIC has warned residents and businesses in the rural NSW centres of Cootamundra and Lennox Heads who have arranged insurance cover through…
ASIC snaps back at allegations
26 August 2003
Retiring ASIC Chairman David Knott was still under fire from the media last week, continuing to slap aside allegations regarding his business relationships years before…
Warrnambool agent jailed
26 August 2003
Former insurance agent Vittorio Ziegelaar, who operated in the Victorian coastal town of Warrnambool, has been sentenced to two years’ jail after receiving more than $280,000…