Policy & Regulation

The Federal Opposition has signalled it remains to be convinced about either introducing or supporting legislation which would restrict the...

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has confirmed it was consulted on technical issues around opt-in and codes of...

Trustees and responsible entities may need to unbundle individual components of the services acquired by their funds under the Government's...

Shadow Assistant Treasurer and Opposition spokesman on Financial Services Senator Mathias Cormann has repeated his party's opposition to the "bad"...

New draft Future of Financial Advice regulations released yesterday by Treasury clarify grandfathering arrangements, fee arrangements and conflicted remuneration. The...

The newly released draft Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) regulations indicate all financial contracts entered into prior to the application date...

A senior financial services lawyer has confirmed that there is little in the Government's Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) changes...

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has warned individuals and businesses who use New Zealand foreign trusts while earning their income...

The Federal Opposition believes some segments of the financial planning industry got "sold a dummy" on the manner in which...

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is to get substantial new funding to help it deliver on the Government’s...