A further 22 superannuation fund trustees and 47 funds make relief applications....
League tables are flawed and inappropriate and the regulator should not have the power to produce them....
Perceived uncertainty surrounding the current reviews of superannuation needs to be seen in perspective, with the reviews providing the opportunity to lock in long-term p...
The industry needs to work harder at managing and explaining risk for super members, while planners must determine what clients hope to achieve through their investments....
Speaking at the Investment and Financial Services Association conference on the Gold Coast today, Minister for Financial Services Chris Bowen undertook to resolve the lon...
ASIC should use the same regulatory powers it used for intra-fund advice to more aggressively manage investment strategies, according to a submission to the Ripoll Inquir...
New research from MLC suggests that unlisted property has not held up through the global financial crisis and its perceived outperformance is illusory and a result of val...
Commonwealth Ombudsman calls for Government agencies to better handle complaints stemming from the provision of bad advice....
The FPA's submission to the PJC has called for tough credentialing before people can call themselves financial planners in a move aimed at further developing a profession...
The FPA chief executive and chair have written to the parliamentarians reviewing financial services urging a restoration of confidence in planning....
The FSCP has issued a written direction to an adviser who charged clients “extraordinary fees” for inappropriate and conflicted advice, as well as encouraged them to swit...
ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of an advice firm associated with Shield and First Guardian collapses, and permanently banned its responsible manager. ...
The RBA has handed down its much-anticipated rate decision, following widespread expectations of a close call....
So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...
Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...