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Cheap money. Dirty tricks!

by Kim Cannon • 20 Oct 2014
IT’S HARD not to see the current marketing campaigns of several banks as more an attempt to appear competitive than... READ MORE

Lending curbs are nothing to fear: APRA

by James Mitchell • 17 Oct 2014
‘Macroprudential tools’ or, more simply, restricting the amount banks can lend borrowers is “normal regulation... READ MORE

ASIC links insurance non-compliance to high commissions

by Staff Reporter • 10 Oct 2014
The review found that 63 per cent of AFS licensees were compliant, while 37 per cent “failed to comply with the... READ MORE

ASIC suspends firm’s licence for compliance breaches

by Staff Reporter • 1 Oct 2014
The regulator announced yesterday that it had suspended the AFS licence of Protect Ensure until December 19. Protect... READ MORE

Mortgage fraud: It’s back!

by Reporter • 24 Sep 2014
The number of incidents of mortgage fraud have spiked significantly since The Adviser covered the issue in March last... READ MORE

ASIC celebrates low-doc success

by Nick Bendel • 24 Sep 2014
An ASIC review of 12 lenders found that lenders have tightened their low-doc lending practices since the new laws... READ MORE

ASIC announces review into self-reporting of rule breaches

by Nick Bendel • 17 Sep 2014
Deputy chairman Peter Kell said the regulator planned to conduct a review of the self-reporting of significant... READ MORE

We need more power: ASIC

by Nick Bendel • 28 Aug 2014
ASIC told the Financial System Inquiry that greater power would allow it to deliver increased competition by... READ MORE

No new regulation needed for mortgage broking: Labor Party

by Nick Bendel • 15 Aug 2014
Bernie Ripoll, Shadow Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation, said the Labor Party couldn’t see any... READ MORE

The long and short of quick finance

by Nick Bendel • 12 Aug 2014
Finance Is a bit like a can of Coke: there’s no ‘set’ price for either item. Pick up a Coke from a supermarket... READ MORE

ASIC urged to take charge of credit repair industry

by Nick Bendel • 8 Aug 2014
A report published by the Consumer Action Law Centre and Melbourne Law School has called for sweeping reform to the... READ MORE

Mutually beneficial: Why you should use mutuals

by Nick Bendel • 4 Aug 2014
Imagine if there were lenders that offered excellent pricing, stable BDM networks and negligible channel conflict.... READ MORE

Where to now for the MFAA?

by Reporter • 4 Aug 2014
The MFAA is no stranger to criticism. The Adviser need only post an MFAA centric article to receive a volley of... READ MORE

Financial literacy now a ‘fundamental part of education’: ASIC

by Nick Bendel • 4 Aug 2014
The regulator has released the National Financial Literacy Strategy, with one of its priorities being to promote... READ MORE

ASIC forms task force to investigate one-stop shops

by Nick Bendel • 18 Jul 2014
At least four related entities of Charterhill Group entered insolvency in January, with an administrator then raising... READ MORE
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