Policy & Regulation

  There has been unprecedented activity over the past 12 to 18 months in terms of practice sales, and it...

The Government's Future of Financial Advice changes could have the unintended consequence of placing more pressure on the age pension...

Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms will require thoughtful amendments if significant unintended consequences are to be avoided, while the...

Commissions and financial inducements have been the only reason poorly performing superannuation funds have been able to get a foothold...

When the "best interests" duties contained in the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms become law, the lack of a...

The second tranche of the Government's Future of Financial Advice legislation has revealed a ban on volume-based shelf-space fees and...

  FOS to swim in dark after FOFA; Planners unaware of research house business models; Claim-time help a good value...

Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) chief executive Richard Klipin has expressed concern about comments made by Prime Minister, Julia Gillard,...

Independent dealer groups can still thrive in the post-Future of Financial Advice environment given the right structure, according to the...

Pension investors aged between 55 and 59 could save hundreds of dollars as part of the Government's proposed carbon tax...