AdviserVoiceASIC warns AFS licensees to meet financial reporting obligations on time - AdviserVoice https://www.adviservoice.com.au/2019/10/asic-warns-afs-licensees-to-meet-financial-reporting-obligations-on-time/ Financial planner information & financial planner education/CPD - AdviserVoice Thu, 23 Jul 2026 20:30:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 ASIC warns AFS licensees to meet financial reporting obligations on time https://www.adviservoice.com.au/2019/10/asic-warns-afs-licensees-to-meet-financial-reporting-obligations-on-time/ https://www.adviservoice.com.au/2019/10/asic-warns-afs-licensees-to-meet-financial-reporting-obligations-on-time/#respond Mon, 07 Oct 2019 20:45:15 +0000 https://adviservoice.com.au/?p=64267 ASIC is reminding all Australian Financial Services (AFS) licensees to lodge their annual financial statements and auditor reports by the due date as required under the Corporations Act 2001.

ASIC expects all AFS licensees to comply with the financial reporting requirements within the specified timeframe. Body corporate AFS licensees that are not disclosing entities, and have a financial year ending 30 June, are required to lodge their financial accounts by 31 October 2019. Limited AFS licensees that do not deal with client money must lodge an annual compliance certificate along with a profit and loss statement and a balance sheet each financial year, also by 31 October 2019.

AFS licensees that fail to meet their obligations before the due date risk regulatory consequences.

ASIC Commissioner Sean Hughes said, “Timely lodgement of financial statements and auditor reports with ASIC demonstrates an AFS licensee’s capacity to comply with financial services laws. Yet, we have observed a high rate of non-compliance – a number of licensees seem to be waiting for reminders from ASIC to adhere to this ongoing legal requirement.

“ASIC considers this an indicator of a poor compliance culture. We expect AFS licensees to have adequate policies and procedures in place to ensure they are able to meet their financial reporting obligations. ASIC is continuing to pursue AFS licensees who don’t comply and where appropriate, we will consider taking action to suspend or cancel a licence,” Mr Hughes said.

ASIC has previously contacted a number of AFS licensees that have not met their annual financial reporting requirements and where appropriate, taken action to ensure compliance with the law. Since October 2016, ASIC has suspended nine AFS licences and cancelled 22 AFS licences for failing to lodge their annual financial statements and auditor reports.

Background

For further information on the licence cancellations and suspensions from October 2016 to August 2019, please see the following media releases:

Financial year 2016-17

Financial year 2017-18

Financial year 2018-19

  • Independent Insurance Brokers Pty Ltd (18-224MR)
  • Austplan Pty Ltd (18-323MR)
  • Evermore Money Management Pty Ltd (18-382MR)
  • Guarded Pty Ltd (19-156MR)
  • Australasia Wealth Services and Management Pty Ltd (19-103MR)

Financial year 2019-2020

  • Australasia Wealth Services and Management Pty Ltd (19-173MR)
  • Golden Financial Group Pty Ltd (19-187MR)
]]> ASIC is reminding all Australian Financial Services (AFS) licensees to lodge their annual financial statements and auditor reports by the due date as required under the Corporations Act 2001.

ASIC expects all AFS licensees to comply with the financial reporting requirements within the specified timeframe. Body corporate AFS licensees that are not disclosing entities, and have a financial year ending 30 June, are required to lodge their financial accounts by 31 October 2019. Limited AFS licensees that do not deal with client money must lodge an annual compliance certificate along with a profit and loss statement and a balance sheet each financial year, also by 31 October 2019.

AFS licensees that fail to meet their obligations before the due date risk regulatory consequences.

ASIC Commissioner Sean Hughes said, “Timely lodgement of financial statements and auditor reports with ASIC demonstrates an AFS licensee’s capacity to comply with financial services laws. Yet, we have observed a high rate of non-compliance – a number of licensees seem to be waiting for reminders from ASIC to adhere to this ongoing legal requirement.

“ASIC considers this an indicator of a poor compliance culture. We expect AFS licensees to have adequate policies and procedures in place to ensure they are able to meet their financial reporting obligations. ASIC is continuing to pursue AFS licensees who don’t comply and where appropriate, we will consider taking action to suspend or cancel a licence,” Mr Hughes said.

ASIC has previously contacted a number of AFS licensees that have not met their annual financial reporting requirements and where appropriate, taken action to ensure compliance with the law. Since October 2016, ASIC has suspended nine AFS licences and cancelled 22 AFS licences for failing to lodge their annual financial statements and auditor reports.

Background

For further information on the licence cancellations and suspensions from October 2016 to August 2019, please see the following media releases:

Financial year 2016-17

Financial year 2017-18

Financial year 2018-19

  • Independent Insurance Brokers Pty Ltd (18-224MR)
  • Austplan Pty Ltd (18-323MR)
  • Evermore Money Management Pty Ltd (18-382MR)
  • Guarded Pty Ltd (19-156MR)
  • Australasia Wealth Services and Management Pty Ltd (19-103MR)

Financial year 2019-2020

  • Australasia Wealth Services and Management Pty Ltd (19-173MR)
  • Golden Financial Group Pty Ltd (19-187MR)

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