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The Federal Treasury has delivered only vague answers to Parliamentary questioning about the future funding of the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority....

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The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority is now officially overdue in providing answers to key questions around Australian Securities and Investments Commissi...

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Insurance inside superannuation needs a properly resourced code administrator with sanction powers, according to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission....

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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has investigated 10 superannuation funds in the past four years – nine of them were retail funds....

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The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has named the major consultancies which assisted with its heat map development – Rice Warner, Deloitte and David Bell – but...

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Just hours after a trading halt on the Australian Securities Exchange, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission has announced Federal Court action around alle...

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Westpac’s AUSTRAC issues saw 3,390 people exit its latest share purchase plan at a cost of $68 million....

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The likely introduction of a Director Identification Number (DIN) next year may put paid to some controversial multiple directorship in the financial services industry....

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AMP Limited has announced a 12-month roll-out of annual advice agreements as it phases out ongoing advice arrangements for both aligned and salaried advisers....

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The Government may have promised action months ago, but the legislation which will extend the time-frames applying to the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority...

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Unsolicited cold call sales of direct life insurance and consumer credit insurance are to be banned by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission....

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Intra-fund advice fees will be rolled up into administration fees and costs and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission has foreshadowed moving on fees and c...

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

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

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

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

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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...

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

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