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ASIC requires compliance with restrictions on use of ‘independent’
July 05, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

ASIC requires compliance with restrictions on use of ‘independent’

Australian regulator ASIC has announced that it is continuing to monitor the financial advice industry’s use of restricted terms ‘independent’ and ‘independently owned’, taking steps to intervene when it identifies concerns. Following surveillance of industry websites, ASIC has required four financial advice companies to cease and amend false claims of independence that could mislead consumers.…

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