Improving consumer outcomes is everyone’s job

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Alan Kirkland Keynote address by ASIC Commissioner Alan Kirkland at the Institute of Managed Account Professionals Independent Thought Conference in Sydney on 15 October 2025. Key points The responsibility for

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17 Oct 2025

ASIC urges life insurers to spearhead improvements to direct sales practices

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ASIC is calling on life insurance companies to step up their product, sales, and complaints handling practices as they look to expand direct sales to customers. In a detailed letter

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21 Aug 2025

ASIC cracks down on unlawful finfluencers in global push against misconduct

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ASIC has issued warning notices to 18 social media ‘finfluencers’ suspected of unlawfully promoting high-risk financial products and providing unlicensed financial advice to Australians as part of a Global Week

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13 Jun 2025

ASIC uncovers widespread compliance plan deficiencies in the managed investment industry

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The responsible entities (REs) of a combined total of nearly $1 trillion in managed investments are failing to maintain adequate compliance plans, an ASIC review has found. ASIC assessed 50

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03 Jun 2025

ASIC consults on plan to increase visibility of firms’ breach and complaints data

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As part of its commitment to enhance transparency and accountability, ASIC is consulting on plans to publish two dashboards containing firm-level Reportable Situations (RS) and Internal Dispute Resolution (IDR) data

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11 Apr 2025

ASIC’s Moneysmart reveals how Aussies plan to spend this Christmas

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Consumers are being urged to avoid a post-Christmas spending hangover as new research from ASIC’s Moneysmart reveals Aussies will spend on average almost $800 each to fund gifts, holidays and

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16 Dec 2024

New session announced for FAAA Congress 2024, early bird closing soon

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Early Bird pricing for the second annual Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) Congress will finish on 30 September. The Congress, to be held in Brisbane from 27 to 29 November,

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24 Sep 2024

New Commissioners commence at ASIC

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ASIC Chair Joe Longo has welcomed the commencement of new Commissioners Simone Constant and Alan Kirkland, who began their five-year terms yesterday. In August the Treasurer announced the appointment of

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21 Nov 2023

ASIC welcomes appointment of three Commissioners

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ASIC Chair Joe Longo has welcomed the Treasurer’s appointment of three new Commissioners to ASIC. The Treasurer has announced the appointment of Ms Katherine O’Rourke, currently a First Assistant Secretary at Treasury,

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28 Aug 2023

FPA highlights shifts in consumer behaviour and the importance of universal access to financial advice in the “new normal”

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Australians are making long term changes in their spending behaviour to minimise the impact of COVID-19 on their finances, according to CoreData research presented at The Financial Planning Association’s (FPA) keynote

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17 Sep 2020