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Financial planning

Assistant Treasurer, Daniel Mulino, is keen to progress the second tranche of DBFO reforms, acknowledging it is hard for advisers to get the full picture of the legislati...

Funds management

With an ESG product labelling consultation currently ongoing, Zenith’s head of responsible investment agrees the existing system for funds is so unclear that people may b...

Financial planning

The government has opened a consultation on sustainable investment product labelling by fund managers to help advisers make informed decisions on investing responsibly....

Financial planning

The Financial Advice Association Australia has confirmed it has met with newly appointed Minister for Financial Services, Daniel Mulino, to discuss DBFO and the CSLR....

Financial planning

The financial advice industry has reacted to the appointment of Dr Daniel Mulino as the new Minister for Financial Services, with hopes for improvements in legislation an...

Financial planning

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed who will succeed Stephen Jones to serve as the Assistant Treasurer and Financial Services Minister. ...

Financial planning

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has handed down the federal budget for 2025–26 with a focus on retaining stability and certainty for the financial services sector....

People & Products

Minister for Financial Services, Stephen Jones, has announced he will be retiring at the upcoming federal election....

Financial planning

The advice industry has broadly welcomed the legislative groundwork surrounding the latest set of financial advice reforms, although they note “the devil’s in the details...

Funds management

The Treasury has announced its latest roadmap to support growth in Australia’s sustainable finance markets and tackle greenwashing, including several upcoming milestones....

Policy & Regulation

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has handed down his third budget, outlining the government’s macroeconomic forecasts and changes to superannuation....

Financial planning

Financial Services Council chief executive, Blake Briggs, is urging Minister for Financial Services, Stephen Jones, to take advantage of the QAR opportunity to reduce reg...

Financial planning

The development of a broad array of innovative products should not be first priority for the industry when it comes to retirement and could drive up the cost of financial...

Financial planning

What has happened in the financial advice space over the 100 days since Minister for Financial Services, Stephen Jones, announced the government’s final response to the Q...

Financial planning

A new Treasury financial services regulatory initiatives grid will work with ASIC to reduce compliance burdens for financial services firms, particularly those which are ...

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

5 months 3 weeks ago

Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

6 months ago

Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

8 months ago

The RBA has handed down its much-anticipated rate decision, following widespread expectations of a close call....

3 weeks 1 day ago

ASIC has confirmed the industry funding levy for the 2024–25 financial year, and how much licensees can expect to pay....

3 weeks 6 days ago

The Federal Court has made interim travel restraint orders against two Falcon Capital directors, while also freezing one director’s assets....

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